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MALTESE CROSS

U+2720 Other Symbol (So) · Dingbats · Zyyy

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Overview

✠ (MALTESE CROSS) is the Unicode character at code point U+2720. It belongs to the Dingbats block, in the Other Symbol (So) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+2720
decimal	10016
htmldecimal	✠
htmlhex	✠
css	\2720
javascript	\u{2720}
python	\u2720
java	\u2720
go	\u2720
ruby	\u{2720}
rust	\u{2720}
ccpp	\u2720
urlencoded	%E2%9C%A0
utf8bytes	e2 9c a0
utf16bebytes	27 20
utf32bebytes	00 00 27 20

How to Use

HTML: ✠

CSS: content: "\2720"

JavaScript: "\u{2720}"

Python: "\u2720"

Properties

Block: Dingbats
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ✟ U+271F U+2721 ✡ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ✠ character (MALTESE CROSS)?

✠ (MALTESE CROSS) is the Unicode character U+2720.

What is the Unicode codepoint of MALTESE CROSS?

The MALTESE CROSS character (✠) has codepoint U+2720.

How do I type or copy MALTESE CROSS?

Copy ✠ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.