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Orthodox Cross emoji ☦️

☦️ is the Orthodox Cross emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like suppedaneum, religion.

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:orthodox_cross:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for ☦️

NameOrthodox Cross
Shortcodes:orthodox_cross:
CategorySymbols
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordssuppedaneum, religion
Code pointsU+2626 U+FE0F
HTML☦️
CSS\2626\FE0F
JavaScript\u{2626}\u{FE0F}
Python\u2626\ufe0f
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 A6 EF B8 8F
URL encoded%E2%98%A6%EF%B8%8F

How to type ☦️

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :orthodox_cross: in any text box and it turns into ☦️.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "orthodox cross" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "orthodox cross" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "orthodox cross".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "orthodox cross".
HTMLWrite ☦️ in the page source.

Questions

About ☦️

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ☦️ mean?
☦️ is the Orthodox Cross emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like suppedaneum, religion.
What is the shortcode for ☦️?
:orthodox_cross:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ☦️ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "orthodox cross". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ☦️?
U+2626 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ☦️, in CSS "\2626\FE0F", and in JavaScript "\u{2626}\u{FE0F}".

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