# tikz - Multiple nodes with same content

I would like to know how to place multiple nodes with same content in TikZ.

I've made a macro for it, but I think that it could have a different approach.

\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{bm}
\newcommand{\cross}{%
node {\LARGE\bm{$\times$}}%
}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[black]
(1,1) \cross
(3,1) \cross
(1,4) \cross
(3,4) \cross;
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}


So, my question is: is there any way to do something like this?

\cross{(1,1), (3,1), (1,4), (3,4)}

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@GutierrezPS, you can use a loop: \foreach \p in {(1,1),(3,1),(1,4),(3,4)}{\draw \p node {\LARGE\bm{$\times$}};}. –  Sigur Jan 20 '13 at 1:11
Hm, nice approach. But it's more code than I've posted. Is there a way to put this on a macro? I mean, a macro for \cross{(1,1), (3,1), (1,4), (3,4)} with this loop? –  Gutierrez PS Jan 20 '13 at 1:27
Can you write your answer separate from your question? It helps make this site more organized. :-) –  hpesoj626 Jan 20 '13 at 7:36

I've figured out that Sigur's solution was exactly what I wanted (I just needed to put in a macro). So, instead of

\newcommand{\contact}{ node {\LARGE\bm{$\times$}} }


I've used

\newcommand{\contacts}[1]{ %
\foreach \p in {#1}{\p node {\LARGE\bm{$\times$}}} %
}


In this case, \contacts should be used inside a \draw block:

\draw \contacts((1,1),(5,1),(1,4),(3,1),(5,4));


That produces something like:

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