U+26EA "⛪" Church Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+26EA "⛪" Church is a pictographic symbol representing a building with a cross or steeple, typically used to denote a church, chapel, or place of Christian worship in digital communications and maps. Originally added to the Unicode standard in version 5.2 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block, it is commonly employed in texting, social media, and location markers to signify religious sites or evoke concepts of spirituality, community, or solemnity. Its design, while varying slightly across platforms, consistently features a simple structure with a pointed roof and cross, making it instantly recognizable across cultures and devices.
General Properties
Code Point
U+26EA
Name
Church
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⛪
HTML Hex Encoding
⛪
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9B 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding
0x26EA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000026EA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u26ea
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common