U+2629 "☩" Cross of Jerusalem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2629 "☩" Cross of Jerusalem is a stylized symbol consisting of a large central cross with four smaller crosses in each of its quadrants, representing the five wounds of Christ and historically associated with the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Crusades. It is used in heraldry, religious contexts, and by certain Christian groups, particularly in the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions, as a variation of the Jerusalem cross. This character is distinct from the more common cross symbols like the Latin cross (U+271D) and is encoded in the Miscellaneous Symbols block for use in digital text.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2629
Name
Cross of Jerusalem
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
☩
HTML Hex Encoding
☩
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x98 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2629
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002629
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2629
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common