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Crossed swords

U+2694 · Miscellaneous Symbols

Meaning and uses

Two swords crossed, the sign of battle. On maps it marks the site of a battle; in games it means fight or duel.

Unicode details

⚔ is the Unicode character named CROSSED SWORDS, code point U+2694, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 4.1 in 2005, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It can also appear as an emoji, listed under the name “crossed swords”. Plain text is its default, but some apps draw it in colour anyway. Adding the invisible variation selector U+FE0F after it asks for the emoji style, and U+FE0E asks for plain text.

Unicode nameCROSSED SWORDS
Code pointU+2694
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
AddedUnicode 4.1 (2005)
Emoji namecrossed swords
UTF-8 bytesE2 9A 94
UTF-162694
HTML⚔

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ⚔

  • On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
  • On a phone, it is on the emoji keyboard: search for “crossed swords”. On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop (Win+.) to open the emoji panel and search there.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “crossed swords”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2694, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use ⚔. In a CSS content property, use "\2694".

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