Orthodox cross emoji ☦️
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+2626 U+FE0F
What ☦️ means
Orthodox cross ☦️ goes with these words in Unicode's CLDR: Christian, cross, orthodox, religion.
Those words also drive emoji search: try Christian or cross on your phone to find ☦️.
On the emoji keyboard, ☦️ sits with the religion (13 emoji) inside symbols, which has 224 emoji, for example ☪️ ☮️ 🕎 🔯.
Will ☦️ show on my friend's phone?
Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015), ☦️ is old enough that all current phones, computers and apps show it.
How to type ☦️
To find ☦️ quickly, type orthodox cross into the emoji search.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type orthodox cross.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type orthodox cross in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type orthodox cross.
Codes for developers
A character counter sees ☦️ as 2 code points, U+2626 U+FE0F: 6 bytes in UTF-8 and a length of 2 in JavaScript.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2626 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ☦️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ☦️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2626 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2626\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%98%A6%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 A6 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ☦️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | orthodox cross |
| Português | cruz ortodoxa |
| Español | cruz ortodoxa |
| Italiano | croce ortodossa |
| Français | croix orthodoxe |
| Deutsch | orthodoxes Kreuz |
| Türkçe | Ortodoks haçı |
| Bahasa Indonesia | salib ortodoks |
| Polski | krzyż prawosławny |
| Русский | православный крест |
| 日本語 | 八端十字架 |
| 한국어 | 전통적인 십자가 |
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What does the orthodox cross emoji mean?
Unicode calls ☦️ "orthodox cross" and links it with Christian, cross, orthodox, religion. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the religion subgroup of symbols.
When was the orthodox cross emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the orthodox cross emoji?
To find ☦️ quickly, type orthodox cross into the emoji search.