Latin Cross
Part of Stars & Dingbats
Latin Cross has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ✝
- Unicode
- U+271D
About this symbol
The Latin cross, with a long lower arm, is the most widely used symbol of Christianity. It became common after the Roman emperor Constantine ended crucifixion as a punishment in the fourth century; earlier Christians more often used symbols such as the fish and the chi rho ☧.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- LATIN CROSS
- Type
- Symbol
- Unicode block
- Dingbats
- Unicode group
- Crosses
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
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