Latin Cross is the main symbol of Christianity. ✝️ Latin Cross is an emoji from the Symbols category. Its Unicode code point is U+271D and it was released in Unicode 7.0 (2014). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ✝️ Latin Cross mean?
Latin Cross is the main symbol of Christianity. It is used for faith, prayer, church, Easter and remembering someone who has died.
✝️ is the Latin Cross emoji, listed under Symbols → Religious Symbols in the Unicode emoji standard. You will see it in chats and captions related to christ, christian, cross, latin and religion. Latin Cross has been available since Unicode 7.0 (2014), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :latin_cross: to insert it.
Latin Cross emoji codes
| Emoji | ✝️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+271D |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ✝ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ✝ |
| CSS | \271D |
| JavaScript | \u{271D} |
| Python | \u271D |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%9D |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 9D |
| Shortcode | :latin_cross: |
How to type ✝️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “latin cross”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “latin cross”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “cross”.
- HTML: write
✝in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Latin Cross keywords
- christ
- christian
- cross
- latin
- religion
Frequently asked questions
What does ✝️ mean?
Latin Cross is the main symbol of Christianity. It is used for faith, prayer, church, Easter and remembering someone who has died.
How do I copy and paste the Latin Cross emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ✝️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ✝️ Latin Cross added to Unicode?
Latin Cross was released as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014.
Related Religious Symbols emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.