church
church meaning
A church with a cross. It stands for Christianity, worship and the building itself — which in a great many towns is also the oldest structure, the meeting place and the landmark, regardless of what anyone believes. It appears in religious, wedding and funeral contexts.
Meaning
A church with a cross. It stands for Christianity, worship and the building itself — which in a great many towns is also the oldest structure, the meeting place and the landmark, regardless of what anyone believes. It appears in religious, wedding and funeral contexts. It is one of the most-used religious emoji, and it carries the building as much as the belief.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Church
How to use it
- Church on Sunday ⛪
- Often the oldest building in the town ⛪
- Wedding is at the village church ⛪
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kerk |
| አማርኛ | ቤተክርስትያን |
| العربية | كنيسة |
| অসমীয়া | গীৰ্জাঘৰ |
| azərbaycan | kilsə |
| башҡорт | сиркәү |
| беларуская | царква |
| български | църква |
| বাংলা | চার্চ |
| bosanski | crkva |
| català | església |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏧᏂᎳᏫᏍᏗ |
| čeština | kostel |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чиркӳ |
| Cymraeg | eglwys |
| Deutsch | Kirche |
| dolnoserbšćina | cerkwja |
| Ελληνικά | εκκλησία |
| English | church |
| español | iglesia |
| eesti | kirik |
| euskara | eliza |
| فارسی | کلیسا |
| suomi | kirkko |
| Filipino | simbahan |
| føroyskt | kirkja |
| français | église |
| Gaeilge | séipéal |
| Gàidhlig | eaglais |
| galego | igrexa |
| ગુજરાતી | ચર્ચ |
| Hausa | coci |
| עברית | כנסייה |
| हिन्दी | चर्च, भवन |
| hrvatski | crkva |
| hornjoserbšćina | cyrkej |
| magyar | templom |
| հայերեն | եկեղեցի |
| Indonesia | gereja |
| íslenska | kirkja |
| italiano | chiesa |
| 日本語 | 教会 |
| Jawa | greja |
| ქართული | ეკლესია |
| қазақ тілі | шіркеу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | شىركەۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | វិហារ (សាសនាគ្រិស្ទ) |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಚರ್ಚ್ |
| 한국어 | 교회 |
| कोंकणी | चर्च |
| кыргызча | чиркөө |
| ລາວ | ໂບດ |
| lietuvių | bažnyčia |
| latviešu | baznīca |
| македонски | црква |
| മലയാളം | പള്ളി |
| монгол | сүм |
| मराठी | चर्च |
| Melayu | gereja |
| မြန်မာ | ခရစ်ယာန် ဘုရားကျောင်း |
| नेपाली | गिर्जाघर |
| Nederlands | kerk |
| norsk | kirke |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗୀର୍ଜା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗਿਰਜਾ ਘਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Chọch |
| polski | kościół |
| پښتو | کلیسا |
| português | igreja |
| rumantsch | baselgia |
| română | biserică |
| русский | церковь |
| سنڌي | چرچ |
| တႆး | ၵျွင်းၶရိတ်ႉယၢၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | පල්ලිය |
| slovenčina | kostol |
| slovenščina | cerkev |
| Soomaali | Kaniisad |
| shqip | kishë |
| српски | црква |
| srpski | crkva |
| svenska | kyrka |
| Kiswahili | kanisa |
| தமிழ் | தேவாலயம் |
| తెలుగు | చర్చి |
| ไทย | โบสถ์ |
| ትግርኛ | ቤተ ክርስትያን |
| türkmen dili | buthana |
| lea fakatonga | falelotu |
| Türkçe | kilise |
| українська | церква |
| اردو | گرجا گھر |
| o‘zbek | cherkov |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà thờ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ṣọọṣi |
| 粵語 | 教堂 |
| 粤语 | 教堂 |
| 中文 | 教堂 |
| 繁體中文 | 教堂 |
| isiZulu | isonto |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+26EA U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :church:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the church emoji (⛪️) mean?
- A church with a cross. It stands for Christianity, worship and the building itself — which in a great many towns is also the oldest structure, the meeting place and the landmark, regardless of what anyone believes. It appears in religious, wedding and funeral contexts.
- How do you type the church emoji?
- Copy the church emoji ⛪️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the church emoji in?
- The church emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.