# ✝️ Latin cross emoji

✝️ Latin cross is an emoji in the religion set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. Related words: christ, Christian and religion.

- Emoji: ✝️
- Unicode name: latin cross
- Code points: U+271D U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Religion
- Added: Emoji 0.7 (2014)
- GitHub shortcode: :latin_cross:
- Keywords: christ, Christian, cross, latin, religion
- Page: https://emojichart.com/latin-cross-emoji

## What it means

A cross with a longer upright beam and a shorter crossbar, the most recognizable symbol of Christianity. It recalls the crucifixion of Jesus. People use it for Christian faith, prayer, church and Easter.

## How to type ✝️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “latin cross”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “latin cross”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “latin cross”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “latin cross”.
- GitHub: Type :latin_cross: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | cruz latina | cristianismo, cruz, cruz latina, religión |
| Français (fr) | croix latine | chrétien, chrétienne, croix, croix latine, religion |
| Deutsch (de) | lateinisches Kreuz | Christentum, Kreuz, lateinisch, Religion, römisch |
| Italiano (it) | croce latina | cattolicesimo, Cristianesimo, croce, croce latina, religione |
| Português (pt) | cruz latina | cristão, cruz, cruz latina, religião |
| Nederlands (nl) | christelijk kruis | christelijk, christus, kruis, Latijns, religie |
| Svenska (sv) | latinskt kors | kors, kristendom, latinskt kors, religion |
| Polski (pl) | krzyż łaciński | chrześcijaństwo, krzyż, krzyż łaciński, krzyżyk, religia |
| Türkçe (tr) | Latin haçı | din, haç, Hristiyan, isa, İsa, latin haçı, Latin haçı |
| Русский (ru) | латинский крест | крест, латинский, религия, христианский, христианство |
| Українська (uk) | латинський хрест | католицький хрест, латинський хрест, релігія, хрест, християнин |
| Ελληνικά (el) | λατινικός σταυρός | θρησκεία, λατινικός σταυρός, σταυρός, χριστιανικός |
| العربية (ar) | صليب لاتيني | جلجلة, دين, رمز, صليب, صليب لاتيني, عيد الفصح, فصح, كاثوليك, مسيح, مسيحي |
| עברית (he) | צלב | דת, נוצרי, נצרות, צלב |
| فارسی (fa) | صلیب | صلیب, مذهب, مسیحیت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | लैटिन क्रॉस | ईसाई, धर्म, लैटिन क्रॉस |
| বাংলা (bn) | ল্যাটিন ক্রস | ক্রস, খৃস্টান, ধর্ম, ল্যাটিন ক্রস |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | salib latin | agama, Kristen, kristiani, kristus, latin, salib |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | thánh giá la-tinh | chữ thập, cơ đốc, thánh giá la-tinh, tôn giáo |
| ไทย (th) | ไม้กางเขนละติน | คริสต์, ไม้กางเขน, ไม้กางเขนละติน, ศาสนา |
| 日本語 (ja) | 十字架 | キリスト教, クロス, ラテン十字, 十字架, 宗教 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 라틴 십자가 | 기독교, 라틴 십자가, 십자가, 종교, 크리스찬 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 十字架 | 十字架, 基督, 天主教, 宗教 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 拉丁十字架 | 十字架, 基督教, 拉丁十字架 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Latynse kruis
- Akan (ak): latin asɛnnua
- Albanian (sq): kryqi latin
- Amharic (am): የላቲን መስቀል
- Armenian (hy): լատինական խաչ
- Assamese (as): লেটিন ক্ৰুছ
- Azerbaijani (az): latın xaçı
- Bashkir (ba): латин тәреһе
- Basque (eu): gurutze latindarra
- Belarusian (be): каталіцкі крыж
- Bosnian (bs): latinski krst
- Breton (br): kroaz latin
- Bulgarian (bg): латински кръст
- Burmese (my): လက်တင် လက်ဝါးကပ်တိုင်
- Cantonese (yue): 拉丁十字架
- Catalan (ca): creu llatina
- Cherokee (chr): ᎴᏔᏂ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏓᏓᎿᏫᏍᏛ
- Chuvash (cv): латин хӗресӗ
- Croatian (hr): latinski križ
- Czech (cs): latinský kříž
- Danish (da): latinsk kors
- Estonian (et): ladina rist
- Faroese (fo): latínskur krossur
- Filipino (fil): latin na krus
- Finnish (fi): latinalainen risti
- Galician (gl): cruz latina
- Georgian (ka): ლათინური ჯვარი
- Gujarati (gu): લેટિન ક્રોસ
- Hausa (ha): kuros na latin
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): latin cross
- Hungarian (hu): latin kereszt
- Icelandic (is): latneskur kross
- Igbo (ig): obe latin
- Irish (ga): cros laidineach
- Javanese (jv): salib latin
- Kalaallisut (kl): latinsk kors
- Kannada (kn): ಲ್ಯಾಟಿನ್ ಕ್ರಾಸ್
- Kazakh (kk): латынша крест
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): لاتىنشا كىرەس
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញឈើឆ្កាង
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umusaraba w’abalatini
- Konkani (kok): लॅटीन क्रॉस
- Kyrgyz (ky): латын крести
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): krus latino
- Lao (lo): ໄມ້ກາງເຂນ
- Latvian (lv): kristiešu krusts
- Lithuanian (lt): Romos katalikų kryžius
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): łatyńska kśica
- Luxembourgish (lb): latäinescht Kräiz
- Macedonian (mk): латински крст
- Malay (ms): salib latin
- Malayalam (ml): ലാറ്റിൻ ക്രോസ്
- Maltese (mt): salib latin
- Marathi (mr): लॅटिन
- Mongolian (mn): латин загалмай
- Māori (mi): rīpeka ratini
- Nepali (ne): ल्याटिन क्रस
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Látín Krọs
- Northern Sotho (nso): sefapano sa latin
- Norwegian (no): latinsk kors
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): latinsk kross
- Odia (or): ଲାଟିନ୍‌ କ୍ରସ୍‌
- Oromo (om): fannoo laatinii
- Pashto (ps): لاتیني صلیب
- Punjabi (pa): ਲਾਤੀਨੀ ਕਰੌਸ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): لاطینی صلیب
- Quechua (qu): latina chakana
- Romanian (ro): cruce latină
- Romansh (rm): crusch latina
- Sardinian (sc): rughe latina
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): crois Laideann
- Serbian (sr): латински крст
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): latinski krst
- Shan (shn): မႆႉၶႂႆႇၶႃပေလတိၼ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): لاطيني ڪراس
- Sinhala (si): ලතින් කුරුසය
- Slovak (sk): latinský kríž
- Slovenian (sl): krščanski križ
- Somali (so): mactabka latin
- Swahili (sw): msalaba wa kilatini
- Tajik (tg): салиби лотинӣ
- Tamil (ta): லத்தீன் சிலுவை
- Telugu (te): లాటిన్ క్రాస్
- Tigrinya (ti): ናይ ላቲን መስቀል
- Tongan (to): kolosi fakalatina
- Tswana (tn): sefapaano sa latine
- Turkmen (tk): katolik haçy
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): łaćonski křiž
- Urdu (ur): لاطینی کراس
- Uyghur (ug): لاتىن كىرېست
- Uzbek (uz): lotin xoch
- Welsh (cy): croes ladin
- Wolof (wo): kruwaa lateŋ
- Xhosa (xh): umnqamlezo we-latin
- Yoruba (yo): àgbélèbú látíìnì
- Zulu (zu): isiphambano sobulatini

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+271D U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `✝️` |
| CSS | `\271D\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{271D}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u271D\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9C 9D EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `271D FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9C%9D%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ✝️ latin cross emoji mean?

A cross with a longer upright beam and a shorter crossbar, the most recognizable symbol of Christianity. It recalls the crucifixion of Jesus. People use it for Christian faith, prayer, church and Easter.

### How do I type the ✝️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “latin cross”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :latin_cross:.

### When was the ✝️ emoji added?

✝️ was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014.

### What is the Unicode code point for ✝️?

U+271D U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ✝️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{271D}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/latin-cross-emoji