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Several Christian cross variants are available in computer-displayed text. A Latin cross ("†") is included in the extended ASCII character set, and several variants have been added to Unicode, starting with the Latin cross in version 1.1. For others, see Religious and political symbols in Unicode.
- Jerusalem cross
The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or...
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The Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2626 to U+262F) adds...
- Christian cross
The basic forms of the cross are the Latin cross with...
- Jerusalem cross
Although they might have been adopted by Christians later on or inspired some versions of Christian crosses (like Celtic cross which might have been inspired by the solar cross), some cross variants were originally pagan symbols. So, let us examine them now and finish up with our list.
The Patriarchal cross is a variant of the Christian cross, the religious symbol of Christianity, and is also known as the Cross of Lorraine. Similar to the familiar Latin cross, the patriarchal cross possesses a smaller crossbar placed above the main one so that both crossbars are near the top.
This tradition is partly in the use of the Christian cross an emblem from the 11th century, and increasingly during the age of the Crusades. Many cross variants were developed in the classical tradition of heraldry during the late medieval and early modern periods.
