U+2628

Cross of Lorraine☨

Cross of Lorraine is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Religion & Belief. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "christian", "religion".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2628
Decimal
9768
Hex
0x2628
Octal
0o23050

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2628
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CROSS OF LORRAINE
DecimalBase 109768
HexadecimalBase 160x2628
OctalBase 80o23050
BinaryBase 20010011000101000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☨
HTML entity (hex)☨
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2628
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%A8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2628
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2628
Python\u2628
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2628

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 98 A8
UTF-16 (BE)2628
UTF-32 (BE)00002628

How to type Cross of Lorraine

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2628 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2628 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2628. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Cross of Lorraine".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2628, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ☨ in HTML, \2628 in CSS, and \u2628 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CROSS OF LORRAINE
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Cross of Lorraine symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ☨ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Cross of Lorraine?

Cross of Lorraine is U+2628 (decimal 9768, hexadecimal 0x2628, octal 0o23050). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Cross of Lorraine?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "CROSS OF LORRAINE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Cross of Lorraine?

Use ☨ or ☨. In CSS, use content: "\2628".

How do I type Cross of Lorraine in code?

JavaScript: "\u2628". Python: "\u2628". JSON and Java: "\u2628". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 A8.

Is Cross of Lorraine an emoji?

No. Cross of Lorraine is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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