U+271E "✞" Shadowed White Latin Cross Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
✞
U+271E "✞" Shadowed White Latin Cross is a typographic symbol that depicts a Latin cross with a three dimensional shadow effect, giving it the appearance of being illuminated from one side. This character is part of the Dingbats block in the Unicode standard, and it is often used in religious, decorative, or symbolic contexts to represent Christianity or concepts of faith, sacrifice, and hope. Unlike the plain white Latin cross at U+271E, its shaded design adds visual depth, making it suitable for use in headings, logos, or other graphic elements where a more stylized or prominent cross is desired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+271E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Shadowed White Latin 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 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x271E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000271E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u271e |
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 |