U+2670 "♰" West Syriac Cross Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2670 "♰" West Syriac Cross is a typographic symbol representing a cross used primarily in the West Syriac Christian tradition, particularly within the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Syriac Catholic Church. This distinctive cross features four arms of equal length with a horizontal bar placed below the center, often symbolizing the crucifixion of Christ with additional theological significance tied to Syriac liturgy and iconography. As part of the Unicode standard, it is included in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is often employed in digital texts, religious contexts, and cultural representations to denote Syriac Christian heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2670 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | West Syriac Cross |
| 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 0x99 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2670 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002670 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2670 |
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 |