✝️ Latin Cross

✝️ Latin Cross is one of the religious symbols in Unicode's Symbols group. Typical contexts are christ, christian, cross and latin. Unicode also files it under religion, which shows how widely it is read.

✝️ works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Religion and Belief. It joined the standard with Emoji 0.7 in 2010, so support on current devices is reliable. Its code point is U+271D.

• A single ✝️ is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about christ, christian, cross and latin.
• Often seen near ☯️ Yin Yang, ☦️ Orthodox Cross and ☸️ Wheel of Dharma.

The Latin cross is Christianity’s principal symbol, referring to the crucifixion. It only became dominant from the fourth century; before that Christians favoured the fish, the anchor or the Chi-Rho.

Denominations differ: Catholics usually show the crucifix with the figure of Christ, Protestants the empty cross as a sign of resurrection. The Eastern churches use the eight-pointed cross ☦️.

• ✝️☯️ – Latin Cross and Yin Yang
• ✝️☪️ – Latin Cross with Star and Crescent
• ✝️☦️ – Latin Cross plus Orthodox Cross
• ✝️🔯 – Latin Cross and Dotted Six-Pointed Star
• ✝️⚛️ – Latin Cross with Atom Symbol
• ✝️✡️ – Latin Cross plus Star of David
• ✝️🕎 – Latin Cross and Menorah
• ✝️☮️ – Latin Cross with Peace Symbol

Easy to mix up with ☯️ Yin Yang, ☦️ Orthodox Cross or ☸️ Wheel of Dharma. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.