Heavy Greek Cross
Part of Stars & Dingbats
Heavy Greek Cross has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ✚
- Unicode
- U+271A
About this symbol
A cross with four equal arms is a Greek cross. Red on white, it became the emblem of the Red Cross at the Geneva Convention of 1864, reversing the colours of the flag of Switzerland, the country of the movement’s founder, Henry Dunant.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- HEAVY GREEK CROSS
- Type
- Symbol
- Unicode block
- Dingbats
- Unicode group
- Crosses
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
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