☦ Orthodox Cross Emoji Symbol

Orthodox cross — the symbol of the Christian Orthodox Church. Its main and distinctive feature from the Catholic is the presence of additional crossbars: inclined bottom and horizontal top. According to the legend, the top board was a sign, which said: "Jesus Nazarene, King of the Jews" in three languages: Latin, Greek, and Aramaic. The lower, oblique line of the cross is a footrest. The fact that it's inclined symbolizes the fate of two robbers crucified to the right and left from Jesus. One repented and went to heaven, the other didn't and went to hell.

How to type ☦ Orthodox Cross Emoji?

To type the ☦ using the keyboard you can the Alt code from the shortcode section. Here are the two simple steps to type the ☦ using Alt code from your keyboard. Make sure you switch on the Num Lock from the keyboard and you type the number from the Numpad and not from the top row of the keyboard.

1. Hold down the left Alt Key from your keyboard.
2. Type the Alt code number and release the Alt key.

Once you release the Alt key, the ☦ symbol will be displayed. This trick will work for other special characters also.

How to add Orthodox Cross Emoji Symbol in HTML?

To add the ☦ Orthodox Cross Emoji Symbol in HTML, you can use an HTML entity, an HTML code(decimal), and a Hex code. Use the shortcode section to copy the various shortcodes for the Orthodox Cross Emoji. Here is the example:

All the above example will display the Orthodox Cross Emoji symbol as below.

How to add Orthodox Cross Emoji Symbol in CSS?

To display the Orthodox Cross Emoji Symbol from CSS, you can use a CSS shortcode or CSS entity. Use the shortcode section to copy the CSS entity code for the Orthodox Cross Emoji. You can only add content :before or :after an element: Here is the example:

The above example for CSS entiry for Orthodox Cross Emoji symbol will display the result as below.