Symbols · Emoji 0.7
✝️Latin Cross Emoji
Generally, the ✝️ emoji means religious faith, specifically Christian faith. People use it to show their beliefs or express support for Christian ideas.
The ✝️ emoji is a simple image of a Latin cross.
- Unicode
- U+271D U+FE0F
- Released
- 2014
- Shortcode
- :latin_
cross: - Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the ✝️ Latin Cross emoji mean?
People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.
02 — Platforms
Latin Cross emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+271D — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your latin cross looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Latin Cross emoji copy and paste
Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :latin_cross:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+271D.
04 — How to type
How to type the ✝️ Latin Cross emoji
Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.
05 — Download
Latin Cross emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
Microsoft
06 — Combinations
Latin Cross emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around latin cross for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — In conversation
What ✝️ means from a girl or a guy
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
08 — Around the world
What ✝️ means in other countries
The cross is the core symbol of Christianity, but in casual texting it also doubles as a quiet marker for death or a memorial.
Represents faith, prayer, and church identity; sent around Easter, funerals, or as a blessing.
Used after a name to mean someone has died, similar to writing “RIP” in a sentence.
Appears on maps to mark a cemetery or church, a purely functional, non-religious use.
Before you send it: Fine for faith talk or holidays; skip it near someone’s name unless you actually mean they passed away.
09 — Apps
What ✝️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.
11 — Difference
✝️ vs ☦️ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Latin Cross
Code: U+271D U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :latin_cross:
Generally, the ✝️ emoji means religious faith, specifically Christian faith.
Unicode name: Orthodox Cross
Code: U+2626 U+FE0F · added 2015
Shortcode: :orthodox_cross:
Generally, the ☦️ emoji simply means “I’m Orthodox Christian.”
12 — History
Where the ✝️ Latin Cross emoji came from
Approved as part of Emoji 0.7, the latin cross has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 12.
Latin Cross was approved as U+271D U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ✝️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
13 — FAQ