U+2627 "☧" Chi Rho Unicode Character

U+2627 "☧" Chi Rho is an ancient Christian symbol formed by superimposing the first two capital letters of the Greek word "Christos," chi (Χ) and rho (Ρ), to create a monogram that represents Jesus Christ. It was widely used by the Roman Emperor Constantine I after his reported vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, where he saw the sign in the sky accompanied by the words "In this sign, conquer," leading him to adopt it as a military standard known as the labarum. This symbol remains a significant emblem in Christian art and iconography, often associated with early Christianity and the concept of Christ's sovereignty.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2627
Version Added	1.1
Name	Chi Rho
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	☧
HTML Hex Encoding	☧
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x98 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2627
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002627
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2627

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other