U+2629 "" Cross of Jerusalem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Symbols 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.

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