Cross emoji and symbols
“Cross emoji” means two very different things: the Latin ✝️ and Orthodox ☦️ crosses of Christianity, or the ❌ and ✖️ marks for “no” and “wrong”. Copy the right one here.
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Religious crosses
✝️ (latin cross) is the Christian cross: used for faith, prayer requests, funerals and memorials, Easter, and in bios to signal belief. ☦️ (orthodox cross), with its extra bars, is specific to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Both are older text symbols with a variation selector; some platforms show them as plain black glyphs, others in a coloured tile. They are not the same as the plus sign ➕, which is a maths symbol.
For the praying hands that often accompany a cross, see the pray emoji guide. A few related crosses exist only as plain text characters without emoji styling, such as the heavy latin cross (U+1F547), which shows in fewer fonts and is not part of the emoji set.
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| latin crossU+271D U+FE0F | Christian faith, memorials, Easter, prayer | Plain black on some platforms | |
| orthodox crossU+2626 U+FE0F | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | Specific; not a generic cross | |
| plusU+2795 | Plus, add, medical cross (with ⚕️ or 🏥) | Not religious |
Cross marks for “no”
❌ (cross mark) is the red X: wrong, no, cancelled, delete. ✖️ (multiply) is a thinner black X, more neutral, used as a bullet or a “times” sign. ❎ (cross mark button) is an X in a green box, meaning “not selected” or “cancelled”; its confusing colour makes it rare. The matching ticks are in the check mark emoji guide.
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross markU+274C | Wrong, no, cancel, delete | Blunt as a reply to a person | |
| multiplyU+2716 U+FE0F | Multiplication, a neutral X, decorative bullets | Renders as plain text on some devices | |
| cross mark buttonU+274E | Cancelled, deselected | Green box confuses readers |
Questions people ask
Is there a plain cross emoji?
✝️ is the plain Latin cross. If it appears in colour on your device, that is the platform’s design; the character is the same.
What is the difference between ❌ and ✖️?
❌ is the emoji-style red cross mark for “no” or “wrong”. ✖️ is the heavy multiplication X, usually black, used as a symbol rather than a verdict.
Why does ✝️ sometimes look like text?
Latin cross is an older symbol (U+271D). The variation selector requests emoji presentation, but some apps still draw it as a plain glyph.
