Orthodox cross emoji meaning

The orthodox cross emoji depicts a cross with three horizontal bars. The top bar represents the inscription placed above Jesus during His crucifixion. The middle bar signifies where His hands were nailed, and the slanted bottom bar symbolizes His footrest. This cross design is strongly associated with Eastern Orthodox Christianity and is a meaningful symbol of faith, salvation, and spiritual devotion. People often use this emoji in discussions or messages related to religious occasions, church services, prayers, or expressions of Christian belief. It serves as a reminder of spiritual reflection and the teachings of the Orthodox Christian tradition.

The orthodox cross emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/14235