# ✠ U+2720 MALTESE CROSS

Maltese cross with flared arms, resembling the cross formée, used in heraldry, knights and military insignia.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `✠` |
| Codepoint | U+2720 |
| Name | MALTESE CROSS |
| Block | [Dingbats](https://unicodekit.com/block/dingbats) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `✠` `✠` |
| CSS | `\2720` |
| JavaScript | `\u2720` |
| UTF-8 | E2 9C A0 |
| UTF-16 | 2720 |

## Notes

- historically, the Maltese cross took many forms; the shape shown in the Zapf Dingbats is similar to one known as the Cross Formée

## Related characters

- ✟ [U+271F OUTLINED LATIN CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271F)
- ✡ [U+2721 STAR OF DAVID](https://unicodekit.com/char/2721)
- ✞ [U+271E SHADOWED WHITE LATIN CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271E)
- ✢ [U+2722 FOUR TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2722)
- ✝ [U+271D LATIN CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271D)
- ✣ [U+2723 FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2723)
- ✜ [U+271C HEAVY OPEN CENTRE CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271C)
- ✤ [U+2724 HEAVY FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2724)
- ✛ [U+271B OPEN CENTRE CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271B)
- ✥ [U+2725 FOUR CLUB-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2725)
- ✚ [U+271A HEAVY GREEK CROSS](https://unicodekit.com/char/271A)
- ✦ [U+2726 BLACK FOUR POINTED STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2726)

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