U+271B "✛" Open Centre Cross Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
✛
U+271B "✛" Open Centre Cross is a typographic symbol featuring a cross shape with empty, open space at its center, where the four arms meet, creating a distinct hollow appearance. Unlike standard crosses that have a solid intersection, this design emphasizes the void in the middle, giving it a lighter, more geometric or decorative quality. It is part of the Dingbats block in Unicode, which contains various ornamental symbols, and is often used in graphic design, signage, or as a stylistic alternative to traditional cross symbols in visual contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+271B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Open Centre Cross |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Open Center Cross |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ✛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ✛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9C 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x271B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000271B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u271b |
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 |