U+271A

Heavy greek cross✚

Heavy greek cross is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats 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 "plus", "cross", "medical", "religion".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+271A
Decimal
10010
Hex
0x271A
Octal
0o23432

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+271A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY GREEK CROSS
DecimalBase 1010010
HexadecimalBase 160x271A
OctalBase 80o23432
BinaryBase 20010011100011010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)✚
HTML entity (hex)✚
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\271A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%9A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u271A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u271A
Python\u271A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u271A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C 9A
UTF-16 (BE)271A
UTF-32 (BE)0000271A

How to type Heavy greek cross

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +271A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 271A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 271A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy greek cross".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 271a, 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, \271A in CSS, and \u271A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY GREEK CROSS
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Heavy greek cross 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 Heavy greek cross?

Heavy greek cross is U+271A (decimal 10010, hexadecimal 0x271A, octal 0o23432). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Heavy greek cross?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy greek cross?

Use ✚ or ✚. In CSS, use content: "\271A".

How do I type Heavy greek cross in code?

JavaScript: "\u271A". Python: "\u271A". JSON and Java: "\u271A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C 9A.

Is Heavy greek cross an emoji?

No. Heavy greek cross 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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