Church Emoji

Travel

A stone building with a tall steeple and a prominent cross on its roof. It depicts a traditional house of worship, typically associated with Christian architecture.

Usage Context

Used to denote religious services, wedding locations, or travel destinations of historical significance. It is frequently sent when discussing Sunday plans or life milestones that occur within a sanctuary, often paired with 🙏 or 🔔.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2009 as part of a push to broaden the range of buildings represented in digital communication. Its inclusion acknowledged the architectural footprint of religious institutions in global town centers and mapping applications.

Details

Glyph

⛪

Unicode

U+26EA

Shortcode

:emoji_u26ea:

HTML Entity

⛪

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory place-religious

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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