☦️ Orthodox Cross is an emoji from the Symbols category. Its Unicode code point is U+2626 and it was released in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ☦️ Orthodox Cross mean?
☦️ is the Orthodox Cross emoji, listed under Symbols → Religious Symbols in the Unicode emoji standard. It is commonly associated with christian, cross, orthodox and religion. It was approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :orthodox_cross: to insert it.
Orthodox Cross emoji codes
| Emoji | ☦️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2626 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ☦ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ☦ |
| CSS | \2626 |
| JavaScript | \u{2626} |
| Python | \u2626 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%98%A6 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 A6 |
| Shortcode | :orthodox_cross: |
How to type ☦️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “orthodox cross”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “orthodox cross”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “cross”.
- HTML: write
☦in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Orthodox Cross keywords
- christian
- cross
- orthodox
- religion
Frequently asked questions
What does ☦️ mean?
☦️ is the Orthodox Cross emoji, listed under Symbols → Religious Symbols in the Unicode emoji standard. It is commonly associated with christian, cross, orthodox and religion. It was approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :orthodox_cross: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Orthodox 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 ☦️ Orthodox Cross added to Unicode?
Orthodox Cross was released as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Related Religious Symbols emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.