A small building with a steeple topped by a cross, the generic shape of a Western Christian church rather than any particular denomination. Weddings, funerals, and Sunday-service posts use it directly, and it's the default marker for Christianity on a map or in a bio.
What ⛪ means
A solid building with three portions, the middle hosting a triangular roof with a cross at the top, and a circular structure below it. The other two portions have two long windows each.
The ⛪ Church emoji represents the Christian place of worship. It signifies faith, belief, religion, tradition, Christian rituals, ceremonies, etc. This emoji can also refer to church architecture and the Christian way of doing things.
How and when to use it
- If you liked what someone said in a post, the message of a post, or even something someone said in a group chat, you can use ⛪ as a way of saying "Amen" or "Preach!".
- If someone or something made you want to be taken to church, you can use ⛪ while texting your best friend about it. The song and the phrase have more interpretations than one, and you can use this emoji to fit the one that suits you best! (not to be anti-church or anything, it's more like, pro-pop-culture).
- Worship, to different people, means different things. Similarly, ⛪ can also be used to represent 'worship' in varying frameworks. For example, "Rock music is honestly one good worship vibe ⛪".
- While posting or reposting beautiful church architecture, you must use ⛪ in the caption. This holds good for any context that directly refers to a church; a Christian wedding, baptism, Sunday School, worship, etc.
Other Names
- ⛪ Christian Place of Worship
- ⛪ Catholic Church
- ⛪ Chapel
- ⛪ Parish
- ⛪ Sanctuary
- ⛪ Shrine
- ⛪ Temple of God
- ⛪ Synagogue
The lowdown
- Category
- Travel & Places › place-religious
- Codepoints
U+26EA- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:church:- Keywords
- bless, chapel, Christian, church, cross, religion
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ⛪ Church or 🦸♂️ Man Superhero?
Runs with a crowd
⛪ keeps company in christmas emojis and easter emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.