diff --git modules/file/file.field.inc modules/file/file.field.inc
index 5508b9b..df03eab 100644
--- modules/file/file.field.inc
+++ modules/file/file.field.inc
@@ -915,8 +915,8 @@ function theme_file_upload_help($variables) {
     $descriptions[] = t('Allowed file types: !extensions.', array('!extensions' => '<strong>' . check_plain($upload_validators['file_validate_extensions'][0]) . '</strong>'));
   }
   if (isset($upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'])) {
-    $max = $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][0];
-    $min = $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][1];
+    $max = str_replace('x', '×', $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][0]);
+    $min = str_replace('x', '×', $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][1]);
     if ($min && $max && $min == $max) {
       $descriptions[] = t('Images must be exactly !size pixels.', array('!size' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
     }
diff --git modules/image/image.effects.inc modules/image/image.effects.inc
index 122af6c..2a5e976 100644
--- modules/image/image.effects.inc
+++ modules/image/image.effects.inc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function image_image_effect_info() {
  */
 function image_resize_effect(&$image, $data) {
   if (!image_resize($image, $data['width'], $data['height'])) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image resize failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image resize failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function image_scale_effect(&$image, $data) {
   $data['height'] = empty($data['height']) ? PHP_INT_MAX : $data['height'];
 
   if (!image_scale($image, $data['width'], $data['height'], $data['upscale'])) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image scale failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image scale failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function image_crop_effect(&$image, $data) {
   $x = image_filter_keyword($x, $image->info['width'], $data['width']);
   $y = image_filter_keyword($y, $image->info['height'], $data['height']);
   if (!image_crop($image, $x, $y, $data['width'], $data['height'])) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image crop failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image crop failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function image_crop_effect(&$image, $data) {
  */
 function image_scale_and_crop_effect(&$image, $data) {
   if (!image_scale_and_crop($image, $data['width'], $data['height'])) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image scale and crop failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image scale and crop failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function image_scale_and_crop_effect(&$image, $data) {
  */
 function image_desaturate_effect(&$image, $data) {
   if (!image_desaturate($image)) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image desaturate failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image desaturate failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function image_rotate_effect(&$image, $data) {
   }
 
   if (!image_rotate($image, $data['degrees'], $data['bgcolor'])) {
-    watchdog('image', 'Image rotate failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . 'x' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+    watchdog('image', 'Image rotate failed using the %toolkit toolkit on %path (%mimetype, %dimensions)', array('%toolkit' => $image->toolkit, '%path' => $image->source, '%mimetype' => $image->info['mime_type'], '%dimensions' => $image->info['width'] . '×' . $image->info['height']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
diff --git modules/image/image.field.inc modules/image/image.field.inc
index 07cc1e0..f826e42 100644
--- modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function image_field_instance_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#weight' => 4.1,
     '#field_prefix' => '<div class="container-inline">',
     '#field_suffix' => '</div>',
-    '#description' => t('The maximum allowed image size expressed as WIDTHxHEIGHT (e.g. 640x480). Leave blank for no restriction. If a larger image is uploaded, it will be resized to reflect the given width and height. Resizing images on upload will cause the loss of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format">EXIF data</a> in the image.'),
+    '#description' => t('The maximum allowed image size expressed as WIDTH×HEIGHT (e.g. 640×480). Leave blank for no restriction. If a larger image is uploaded, it will be resized to reflect the given width and height. Resizing images on upload will cause the loss of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format">EXIF data</a> in the image.'),
   );
   $form['max_resolution']['x'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function image_field_instance_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#default_value' => $max_resolution[0],
     '#size' => 5,
     '#maxlength' => 5,
-    '#field_suffix' => ' x ',
+    '#field_suffix' => ' × ',
   );
   $form['max_resolution']['y'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function image_field_instance_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#weight' => 4.2,
     '#field_prefix' => '<div class="container-inline">',
     '#field_suffix' => '</div>',
-    '#description' => t('The minimum allowed image size expressed as WIDTHxHEIGHT (e.g. 640x480). Leave blank for no restriction. If a smaller image is uploaded, it will be rejected.'),
+    '#description' => t('The minimum allowed image size expressed as WIDTH×HEIGHT (e.g. 640×480). Leave blank for no restriction. If a smaller image is uploaded, it will be rejected.'),
   );
   $form['min_resolution']['x'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function image_field_instance_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#default_value' => $min_resolution[0],
     '#size' => 5,
     '#maxlength' => 5,
-    '#field_suffix' => ' x ',
+    '#field_suffix' => ' × ',
   );
   $form['min_resolution']['y'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
diff --git modules/image/image.test modules/image/image.test
index 00f79d8..96ab3ed 100644
--- modules/image/image.test
+++ modules/image/image.test
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class ImageFieldDisplayTestCase extends ImageFieldTestCase {
     $this->drupalGet('node/add/article');
     $this->assertText(t('Files must be less than 50 KB.'), t('Image widget max file size is displayed on article form.'));
     $this->assertText(t('Allowed file types: ' . $test_image_extension . '.'), t('Image widget allowed file types displayed on article form.'));
-    $this->assertText(t('Images must be between 10x10 and 100x100 pixels.'), t('Image widget allowed resolution displayed on article form.'));
+    $this->assertText(t('Images must be between 10×10 and 100×100 pixels.'), t('Image widget allowed resolution displayed on article form.'));
 
     // We have to create the article first and then edit it because the alt
     // and title fields do not display until the image has been attached.
diff --git modules/user/user.module modules/user/user.module
index 7f22f7c..784d370 100644
--- modules/user/user.module
+++ modules/user/user.module
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ function user_account_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
     '#type' => 'file',
     '#title' => t('Upload picture'),
     '#size' => 48,
-    '#description' => t('Your virtual face or picture. Pictures larger than @dimensions pixels will be scaled down.', array('@dimensions' => variable_get('user_picture_dimensions', '85x85'))) . ' ' . filter_xss_admin(variable_get('user_picture_guidelines', '')),
+    '#description' => t('Your virtual face or picture. Pictures larger than @dimensions pixels will be scaled down.', array('@dimensions' => str_replace('x', '×', variable_get('user_picture_dimensions', '85x85')))) . ' ' . filter_xss_admin(variable_get('user_picture_guidelines', '')),
   );
   $form['#validate'][] = 'user_validate_picture';
 }