The following doesn't generate a 'cross' or (X) in the browser.

closeLink.text("×");

What should be set here to display the 'X' mark.

The following doesn't generate a 'cross' or (X) in the browser.

closeLink.text("×");

What should be set here to display the 'X' mark.

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• html

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× is an HTML entity.
You can either set the element's HTML (not text) to HTML source with that entity, or set the text directly by passing ×.

For those who found this but are not using jQuery:

closeLink.innerHTML = '×'