U+2694 "⚔" Crossed Swords Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚔
U+2694 "⚔" Crossed Swords is a pictographic symbol representing two bladed weapons crossing each other, often used to denote battle, conflict, martial skills, or military history. Originally encoded in Unicode version 4.1 in 2005, it belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is commonly employed in digital contexts such as video games, heraldic designs, and emoji sequences to signify combat or a duel. While it is not an official emoji by itself, it frequently appears as a component in combined emoji, like the crossed swords alongside a shield for medieval themes. Its design and usage evoke a universal recognition of warfare or chivalry across various platforms and cultures.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2694 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Crossed Swords |
| 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 0x9A 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2694 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002694 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2694 |