Emoji
(CHURCH): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(CHURCH), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji CHURCH
- Unicode Name
- CHURCH
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+26EA
- Category
- Travel & Places
- Subcategory
- place-religious
- Slug
- church
Meaning and description of emoticon ⛪
The ⛪ emoji depicts a building with a cross on the spire and arched windows. Found in the Travel & Places section of the Unicode table.
⛪ conveys a sacred place, religious tradition, and an atmosphere of reverence. Paired with 🙏 🕯 📿 it becomes more precise, and examples like "What matters here is not an everyday location, but a sacred and significant place ⛪" capture this well. A similar vibe comes from ⛩️, 🕌, 🛕, but ⛪ remains the most expressive option. The sign is fitting when discussing a religious place, shrine, spiritual tradition, or architecture with special symbolic meaning. Religious places often mean not just a specific building, but a feeling of reverence, memory, and inner composure.
Usage Examples ⛪
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :church: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :church: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :church: | |
| HTML Dec | ⛪ | |
| HTML Hex | ⛪ | |
| CSS | content: "\26EA"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U000026EA | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u26EA | |
| Perl | \x{26EA} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{26EA} | |
| Punycode | xn--89h | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%9B%AA | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | E2 9B AA |