U+2628 "☨" Cross of Lorraine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☨
U+2628 "☨" Cross of Lorraine is a heraldic and religious symbol featuring a central vertical bar crossed by two shorter horizontal bars, the upper one slightly smaller than the lower. Historically associated with the Duchy of Lorraine in France, it was popularized during the Crusades by the Knights Templar and later became a symbol of the Free French Forces during World War II. It also holds significance in some Christian traditions and is used in vexillology, appearing prominently on the coat of arms of the House of Lorraine.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2628 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Cross of Lorraine |
| 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 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2628 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002628 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2628 |
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 |