Synagogue Emoji

Travel

A stone building with a prominent Star of David centered above the entrance, representing a traditional synagogue. The design features arched doorways and a peaked roof, clearly identifying it as a place of Jewish assembly and prayer.

Usage Context

Used to discuss religious services, holidays, or local community buildings. It serves as a navigational or conversational shorthand for finding a place of worship or identifying one's faith, often appearing alongside other religious markers like the ✡️ or the 🕎.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2014 as part of a push to expand the representation of world religions and architectural landmarks in digital communication. It was designed to provide a clear, standardized icon for Jewish religious life that could be rendered consistently across mobile operating systems.

Details

Glyph

🕍

Unicode

U+1F54D

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f54d:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD4D;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Travel

Subcategory place-religious

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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