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Symbols of the world's religions as text characters and emoji, grouped by tradition. Tap one to copy it.
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Religious symbols: names and codes
Traditions as described in Wikipedia's article on religious symbols; names and code points from the Unicode Character Database.
| Symbol | Unicode name | Associated with | Code point | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✝ | LATIN CROSS | Christianity | U+271D | ✝ |
| ☦ | ORTHODOX CROSS | Christianity (ORTHODOX CROSS) | U+2626 | ☦ |
| ☧ | CHI RHO | Christianity (a Christogram) | U+2627 | ☧ |
| ✡ | STAR OF DAVID | Judaism | U+2721 | ✡ |
| ☪ | STAR AND CRESCENT | Islam (associated with it over time) | U+262A | ☪ |
| ॐ | DEVANAGARI OM | Hinduism | U+0950 | ॐ |
| ☸ | WHEEL OF DHARMA | Buddhism | U+2638 | ☸ |
| ☬ | ADI SHAKTI | Sikhism (the Khanda) | U+262C | ☬ |
| ☯ | YIN YANG | Taoism | U+262F | ☯ |
| ☥ | ANKH | Ancient Egyptian religion (a symbol of life) | U+2625 | ☥ |
Text symbols and emoji
Most of these symbols are both: ☯ on its own is a text character in the color of your text, and the emoji version ☯️ is drawn in color.
Some symbols exist as both plain text and emoji. ❤ (U+2764) can be drawn as a plain heart in the color of your text or as a full-color emoji. An invisible character right after it decides which: ️ (U+FE0F VARIATION SELECTOR-16) asks for the emoji look and ︎ (U+FE0E VARIATION SELECTOR-15) for the text look. That's why the same heart can look different from one app to another.
Names in Unicode
- ॐ (
U+0950DEVANAGARI OM) is the Om of Hinduism, a character of the Devanagari script. - The Sikh Khanda is ☬ (
U+262CADI SHAKTI): Unicode's notes call it “khanda” and a Sikh religious symbol. A separate khanda emoji, 🪯, arrived with Emoji 15.0. - ☧ (
U+2627CHI RHO) is the Chi Rho, a Christogram made of the Greek letters chi and rho, the first two letters of “Christ” in Greek.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Christian cross symbol?
✝ is LATIN CROSS (U+271D). Its emoji version is ✝️. For more crosses, see the cross symbols page.
What is the Star of David symbol?
✡ (STAR OF DAVID, U+2721), or the emoji ✡️.
Is there a keyboard shortcut for religious symbols?
They have no Windows Alt codes. Press Windows + . and open the Symbols tab, use the Character Viewer on a Mac (Fn/Globe + E), or copy them from this page.