Fleur-de-lis Emoji
Symbols
A golden, stylized lily flower consisting of three petals bound together at their base. It is a traditional heraldic emblem, frequently used to represent royalty, nobility, and historical European military heritage.
Usage Context
Beyond its historical roots, this mark is widely used in modern pop culture to signify French heritage, luxury, or to represent the city of New Orleans and its sports teams. It is often seen alongside emblems of power like the 👑 or used in thematic posts about history and tradition.
History
Originating as a religious and monarchical badge in the Middle Ages, the fleur-de-lis became a staple in early digital character sets as a bridge between high-culture iconography and typography. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2005 to support legacy heraldic and geographic text displays.
Details
Glyph
⚜
Unicode
U+269C
Shortcode
:emoji_u269c:
HTML Entity
⚜
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory other-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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