Saltire
Saltire 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+2613
About this symbol
The saltire is a diagonal cross, the shape of the cross on which Saint Andrew was said to have been martyred. A white saltire on blue is the flag of Scotland, one of the oldest national flags still in use.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- SALTIRE
- Also called
- St. Andrew’s Cross
- Type
- Symbol
- Unicode block
- Miscellaneous Symbols
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
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