Technical information

Symbol
NameShadowed white latin cross
Unicode numberU+271E
CategoryCrosses
DescriptionThe Unicode character ✞, or U+271E, is known as the "Shadowed White Latin Cross". It belongs to the "Dingbats" block and falls under the "Symbol, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This character is a graphic symbol that represents a Latin cross with a shadow, often used in Christian contexts. The cross is a key symbol in Christianity, and this particular style might be used for aesthetic or design purposes. The shadow effect gives the cross a three-dimensional look, as if it's standing out from the page. The specific use and interpretation of this symbol can vary based on the context in which it's used.

Encoding

HTML Entity✞
HTML Entity (hex)✞
URL Escape Code%E2%9C%9E
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x9C 0x9E
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011100:10011110
UTF-160x271E
UTF-320x0000271E

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u271E"
CSS Code\271E
JavaScript"\u271E"
Perl\x{271E}
Python 2u"\u271E"
Python 3\u271E
Ruby\u{271E}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ✞ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#10014;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\271E";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References