U+2613 Saltire
U+2613 was added in Unicode version 1.1 in 1993. It belongs to the block
This character is a Other Symbol and is commonly used, that is, in no specific script. The character is also known as St. Andrew's Cross.
The glyph is not a composition. It has no designated width in East Asian texts. In bidirectional text it acts as Other Neutral. When changing direction it is not mirrored. The word that U+2613 forms with similar adjacent characters prevents a line break inside it.
The Wikipedia has the following information about this codepoint:
A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross. The word comes from the Middle French sautoir, Medieval Latin saltatoria ("stirrup").
From its use as field sign, the saltire came to be used in a number of flags, in the 16th century for Scotland and Burgundy, in the 18th century also as the ensign of the Russian Navy, and for Ireland. Notable 19th-century usage includes some of the flags of the Confederate States of America. It is also used in the flag of Jamaica and on seals, and as a heraldic charge in coats of arms.
The term saltirewise or in saltire refers to heraldic charges arranged as a diagonal cross. The shield may also be divided per saltire, i.e. diagonally.
A warning sign in the shape of a saltire is also used to indicate the point at which a railway line intersects a road at a level crossing.
Representations
System | Representation |
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Nº | 9747 |
UTF-8 | E2 98 93 |
UTF-16 | 26 13 |
UTF-32 | 00 00 26 13 |
URL-Quoted | %E2%98%93 |
HTML hex reference | ☓ |
Wrong windows-1252 Mojibake | ☓ |
alias | St. Andrew's Cross |
Elsewhere
Complete Record
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