U+26EA "⛪" Church Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

⛪
Source: Noto Color Emoji 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.

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Emoji Properties

Emoji Name
Church
Emoji Sequence Type
Basic Emoji
Emoji Version
Emoji 0.6

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