West Syriac cross

Meaning and uses

One of the two Syriac crosses in Unicode, from the Christian traditions of the Middle East. It is a popular ornate cross in decorative and gothic names.

Unicode details

♰ is the Unicode character named WEST SYRIAC CROSS, code point U+2670, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 3.0 in 1999, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

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.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2670 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ♰.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “west syriac cross”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2670, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ♰. In a CSS content property, use "\2670".