U+271F "✟" Outlined Latin Cross Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+271F "✟" Outlined Latin Cross is a typographic symbol within the Dingbats block that depicts a Latin cross with a clear, open center, as if drawn only as an outline rather than a solid shape. This design distinguishes it from the solid, filled cross characters like the Latin cross and the heavy Latin cross, giving it a lighter or stenciled appearance suitable for decorative or liturgical contexts. It is often used in religious texts, iconography, or design elements to represent Christianity, faith, or the crucifixion without the visual weight of a filled symbol, and it encodes specifically as U+271F in the Unicode standard.

General Properties

Code Point U+271F
Version Added 1.1
Name Outlined 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 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x271F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000271F
C/C++/Java Escape \u271f

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