Latin cross

Meaning and uses

The Latin cross, the main symbol of Christianity. It is used to express faith, in memorial messages and in gothic styling.

Unicode details

✝ is the Unicode character named LATIN CROSS, code point U+271D, in the Dingbats block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It can also appear as an emoji, listed under the name “latin cross”. 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.

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 “latin cross”. 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 “latin cross”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 271d, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ✝. In a CSS content property, use "\271D".