Black Cross On Shield Symbol

A symbol from the Religious Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Religious Symbols collection

Symbol: ⛨
Unicode: U+26E8
HTML entity: ⛨
Category: Religious Symbols

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About the black cross on shield symbol

A black cross centered on a shield. This symbol is used in heraldry and as an emblem in various contexts, particularly to represent a hospital, medical aid station, or first aid services. It is not an emoji and appears as a static, monochrome glyph.

How to type Black Cross On Shield

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 26E8 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 26E8.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.