Need to type these symbols directly using physical keyboard shortcuts on Windows? Use the following Alt Code chart:
Symbol
Name
Windows Alt Code
Unicode Hex
HTML Entity
✝
Latin Cross
Alt + 0134
U+271D
✝
✞
Shadowed White Latin Cross
Alt + 10014
U+271E
✞
✟
Outlined Latin Cross
Alt + 10015
U+271F
✟
✚
Heavy Greek Cross
Alt + 10010
U+271A
✚
✠
Maltese Cross
Alt + 10016
U+2720
✠
♱
West Syrian Cross
Alt + 9841
U+2671
♱
†
Dagger Symbol (Typographical)
Alt + 0134
U+2020
†
‡
Double Dagger Symbol
Alt + 0135
U+2021
‡
History & Meanings of Cross Symbols in Unicode
Cross symbols have served as religious emblems, heraldic badges, mathematical operators, and typographical footnotes for thousands of years. Unicode preserves dozens of cross variations ranging from the Latin Cross (✝) to the Maltese Cross (✠) and Typographical Dagger (†).
Cultural & Digital Uses
Faith Expressions: Displaying Christian faith, Bible verses, and inspirational quotes in Instagram and Twitter bios.
Memorials & Obituaries: The typographical dagger (†) and Latin cross (✝) are universally recognized marks indicating dates of death or fallen comrades.
Gothic & Emo Aesthetics: Inverted crosses (⸸) and shadowed crosses (✞) are staple decorative elements in dark aesthetic clan tags and metal music aesthetics.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0134 on the numeric keypad to insert a typographical dagger cross (†), or Alt + 10013 for the Latin Cross (✝).
Some operating systems (like Apple iOS) render certain crosses with slight serif flares, while Android renders them as clean geometric sans-serif shapes. Both represent the identical Unicode codepoint (U+271D).
Yes! Cross symbols are widely supported by mobile game engines for clan abbreviations and player tags, such as ꧁✝ 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗 ✝꧂.