# ⛪ Church emoji

⛪ Church is an emoji in the places of worship set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: bless, chapel, Christian, cross and religion.

- Emoji: ⛪
- Unicode name: church
- Code points: U+26EA
- Category: Travel & places, Places of worship
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :church:
- Keywords: bless, chapel, Christian, church, cross, religion
- Page: https://emojichart.com/church-emoji

## What it means

Shown as a small building with a steeple topped by a cross, the classic look of a Christian church. Messages use it for churches, Sunday services, worship, weddings and faith, as well as for Christian communities and religious holidays.

## How to type ⛪

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “church”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “church”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “church”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “church”.
- GitHub: Type :church: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | iglesia | cristianismo, cruz, edificio, iglesia, religión |
| Français (fr) | église | bâtiment, chapelle, chrétien, croix, église, religion, voyage |
| Deutsch (de) | Kirche | Christ, Christentum, christlich, Gebäude, Kirche, Kreuz, Religion |
| Italiano (it) | chiesa | cappella, cattedrale, chiesa, cristianesimo, croce, edificio, religione |
| Português (pt) | igreja | capela, cristã, cristão, igreja, missa, prédio, religião |
| Nederlands (nl) | kerk | christelijk, geloof, kapel, kerk, kruis, religie |
| Svenska (sv) | kyrka | byggnad, kristen, kyrka |
| Polski (pl) | kościół | chrześcijański, kościół, krzyż, religia, świątynia |
| Türkçe (tr) | kilise | bina, din, haç, hristiyan, Hristiyan, kilise, papaz |
| Русский (ru) | церковь | здание, монастырь, религия, собор, храм, христианство, церковь |
| Українська (uk) | церква | будівля, релігія, хрест, християнський, церква |
| Ελληνικά (el) | εκκλησία | εκκλησία, ευλογία, ευλογώ, θρησκεία, κτίριο, ξωκλήσι, σταυρός, χριστιανικό |
| العربية (ar) | كنيسة | كنيسة, مبنى, مسيحية |
| עברית (he) | כנסייה | דת, כנסייה, נוצרי, נצרות |
| فارسی (fa) | کلیسا | دین, ساختمان, صلیب, کلیسا, مذهب, مسیحیت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | चर्च, भवन | आशीर्वाद, ईसाई, क्रॉस, चर्च, चैपल, धर्म |
| বাংলা (bn) | চার্চ | ক্রস, খৃস্টান, চার্চ, ধর্ম, বিল্ডিং |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | gereja | agama, berkah, berkat, gereja, kapel, Kristen, Kristiani, salib |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nhà thờ | cầu nguyện, cây thánh giá, Đạo cơ đốc, nhà thờ, tôn giáo |
| ไทย (th) | โบสถ์ | คริสต์, โบสถ์, ไม้กางเขน, ศาสนสถาน, ศาสนา |
| 日本語 (ja) | 教会 | キリスト教, チャペル, 十字架, 宗教, 建物, 教会, 礼拝堂 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 교회 | 건물, 교회, 기독교, 빌딩, 십자가, 예배당, 종교, 축복, 크리스찬 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 教堂 | 基督, 基督教, 宗教, 小教堂, 教堂 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 教堂 | 十字架, 基督教, 教堂 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): kerk
- Akan (ak): asͻredan
- Albanian (sq): kishë
- Amharic (am): ቤተክርስትያን
- Armenian (hy): եկեղեցի
- Assamese (as): গীৰ্জাঘৰ
- Azerbaijani (az): kilsə
- Bashkir (ba): сиркәү
- Basque (eu): eliza
- Belarusian (be): царква
- Bosnian (bs): crkva
- Breton (br): iliz
- Bulgarian (bg): църква
- Burmese (my): ခရစ်ယာန် ဘုရားကျောင်း
- Cantonese (yue): 教堂
- Catalan (ca): església
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏂᎳᏫᏍᏗ
- Chuvash (cv): чиркӳ
- Croatian (hr): crkva
- Czech (cs): kostel
- Danish (da): kirke
- Estonian (et): kirik
- Faroese (fo): kirkja
- Filipino (fil): simbahan
- Finnish (fi): kirkko
- Galician (gl): igrexa
- Georgian (ka): ეკლესია
- Gujarati (gu): ચર્ચ
- Hausa (ha): coci
- Hungarian (hu): templom
- Icelandic (is): kirkja
- Igbo (ig): ụlọụkà
- Irish (ga): séipéal
- Javanese (jv): greja
- Kalaallisut (kl): kirke
- Kannada (kn): ಚರ್ಚ್
- Kazakh (kk): шіркеу
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): شىركەۋ
- Khmer (km): វិហារ (សាសនាគ្រិស្ទ)
- Kinyarwanda (rw): kiliziya
- Konkani (kok): चर्च
- Kyrgyz (ky): чиркөө
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Tyox
- Lao (lo): ໂບດ
- Latvian (lv): baznīca
- Lithuanian (lt): bažnyčia
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): cerkwja
- Luxembourgish (lb): Kierch
- Macedonian (mk): црква
- Malay (ms): gereja
- Malayalam (ml): പള്ളി
- Maltese (mt): knisja
- Marathi (mr): चर्च
- Mongolian (mn): сүм
- Māori (mi): hāhi
- Nepali (ne): गिर्जाघर
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Chọch
- Northern Sotho (nso): kereke
- Norwegian (no): kirke
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): kyrkje
- Odia (or): ଗୀର୍ଜା
- Oromo (om): mana kiristaanaa
- Pashto (ps): کلیسا
- Punjabi (pa): ਗਿਰਜਾ ਘਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): چرچ
- Quechua (qu): iglesia
- Romanian (ro): biserică
- Romansh (rm): baselgia
- Sardinian (sc): crèsia
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): eaglais
- Serbian (sr): црква
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): crkva
- Shan (shn): ၵျွင်းၶရိတ်ႉယၢၼ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): چرچ
- Sinhala (si): පල්ලිය
- Slovak (sk): kostol
- Slovenian (sl): cerkev
- Somali (so): Kaniisad
- Swahili (sw): kanisa
- Tajik (tg): калисо
- Tamil (ta): தேவாலயம்
- Telugu (te): చర్చి
- Tigrinya (ti): ቤተ ክርስትያን
- Tongan (to): falelotu
- Tswana (tn): kereke
- Turkmen (tk): buthana
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): cyrkej
- Urdu (ur): گرجا گھر
- Uyghur (ug): چېركاۋ
- Uzbek (uz): cherkov
- Welsh (cy): eglwys
- Wolof (wo): jàngu
- Xhosa (xh): icawe
- Yoruba (yo): Ṣọọṣi
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Shɔɔshi
- Zulu (zu): isonto

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+26EA` |
| HTML | `⛪` |
| CSS | `\26EA` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{26EA}` |
| Python | `\u26EA` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9B AA` |
| UTF-16 | `26EA` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9B%AA` |

## Questions

### What does the ⛪ church emoji mean?

Shown as a small building with a steeple topped by a cross, the classic look of a Christian church. Messages use it for churches, Sunday services, worship, weddings and faith, as well as for Christian communities and religious holidays.

### How do I type the ⛪ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “church”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :church:.

### When was the ⛪ emoji added?

⛪ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ⛪?

U+26EA. In HTML you can write ⛪, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{26EA}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/church-emoji