How do I write the Multiplication Sign in reStructuredText (reST)?
I would use MathML within rst :math:`m \times p`
I'm writing reST documents that will be rendered to HTML and PDF using Sphinx. My source files are UTF-8, and expect my HTML to be displayed as UTF-8.
What's the best practice for writing the multiplication sign? 
That is: ×, not x.
I know I can insert it as a Unicode character. If I were writing LaTeX, I'd use \times. In HTML there's &times;. Is the simple Unicode going to properly survive the conversion process when I render everything with Sphinx? Even if I render to other more exotic formats?
I just want to double-check that this isn't going to trip things up somewhere.