Technical information

Symbol
NameMaltese cross
Unicode numberU+2720
CategoryCrosses
DescriptionThe Unicode character ✠, or U+2720, is known as the "Maltese Cross". It is part of the "Dingbats" block and falls under the "Symbol" category in the Unicode standard. The Maltese Cross is a symbol that consists of four V-shaped elements, each joining the others at its vertex, leaving the other two tips spread symmetrically. Its design is based on crosses used since the First Crusade. It is associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John) and is a symbol of order and courage. Today, the Maltese Cross is commonly used in firefighter badges, representing loyalty and bravery.

Encoding

HTML Entity✠
HTML Entity (hex)✠
HTML Entity (named)
URL Escape Code%E2%9C%A0
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x9C 0xA0
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011100:10100000
UTF-160x2720
UTF-320x00002720

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2720"
CSS Code\2720
JavaScript"\u2720"
Perl\x{2720}
Python 2u"\u2720"
Python 3\u2720
Ruby\u{2720}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ✠ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
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button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#10016;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2720";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References