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Representing Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Attending a service at the Orthodox church ☦️
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Orthodox cross
The Orthodox Cross emoji ☦️ depicts a cross with three horizontal bars. The top bar represents the plaque (titulus) nailed above Jesus' head, the middle bar is the main crossbar where Jesus' hands wer...
Meaning & Usage
The Orthodox Cross emoji ☦️ depicts a cross with three horizontal bars. The top bar represents the plaque (titulus) nailed above Jesus' head, the middle bar is the main crossbar where Jesus' hands were nailed, and the bottom slanted bar represents a footrest. The slant is often interpreted as symbolizing the thief on Jesus' right ascending to heaven and the thief on his left descending to hell. This emoji is primarily used to represent the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith, its churches, and related religious practices. It can also be used to express faith, spirituality, or a connection to Eastern European culture. The emoji was introduced in Unicode version 9.0 in 1993.
Usage Contexts
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Expressing religious faith or spirituality
Praying for peace and healing ☦️
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Symbolizing Eastern European culture and heritage
Celebrating my Russian Orthodox heritage ☦️
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Marking religious holidays like Easter
Happy Orthodox Easter! ☦️
Platform Appearances
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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Ortodoks haçı
Türkçe
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Orthodoxes Kreuz
Deutsch
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Croix orthodoxe
Français
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ऑर्थडॉक्स क्रॉस
हिन्दी
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صليب أرثوزوكس
العربية
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Православный крест
Русский
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روایتی مذہبی کراس
اردو
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Salib ortodoks
Bahasa Indonesia
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Thập giá chính thống giáo
Tiếng Việt
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ไม้กางเขนออร์โธดอกซ์
ไทย
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صلیب ارتدوکسی
فارسی
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Gicciye Orthodox
Hausa
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የኦርቶዶክስ መስቀል
አማርኛ
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Msalaba wa Kiorthodoksi
Kiswahili
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অর্থডক্স ক্রস
বাংলা
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ရှေးရိုးခရစ်ယာန် အသင်းတော် လက်ဝါးကပ်တိုင်
မြန်မာ
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Pravoslav Xochi
Oʻzbek
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ऑर्थोडॉक्स क्रॉस
मराठी
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సనాతన క్రాస్
తెలుగు
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Salib Ortodoks
Jawa
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Xaçê Ortodoks
Kurdî
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Krus na Ortodokso
Filipino
Usage Tips
Use with religious holidays
Combine with other emojis to celebrate Orthodox Christian holidays like Easter and Christmas.
Show cultural connection
Use it to represent your connection to Eastern European cultures or traditions.
Express faith
Use it to quietly express your religious faith or spirituality in online conversations.
Developer Codes
U+2626-FE0F
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