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Synagogue Emoji 🕍

A building marked with a Star of David above the entrance, the recognized symbol of Judaism doing the identifying work here rather than any specific roofline. It's used for Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and posts about synagogue life, standing in for Judaism the same way a cross stands in for Christianity elsewhere in the set.

What 🕍 means

A tall building with a triangular roof, built with two pillars of equal height on either side of this main building that has the star of David on it and the main entrance below it which is on top of two steps.

The 🕍 Synagogue emoji refers to the Jewish place of worship. It suggests Jewish faith, religion, belief, traditions, weddings, and festivals. Essentially, it refers to a public gathering led by a religious leader.

How and when to use it

Use 🕍 in the caption while posting or reposting something special for a Jewish festival, a post congratulating a dear Jewish couple, or even a video about Jewish gastronomy.
If you're wishing someone via text message for a Jewish festival, then too, you can use 🕍 in that conversation. Like, "Happy Hanukkah! 🕍".
If you're sending across e-invites for your wedding, you can use 🕍 in the post caption (if it's being held in a synagogue, of course).
This point is valid even if the wedding is not yours. For instance, if you're sharing a social media post/story about a fictional Jewish couple's wedding, you can use 🕍 in that context too.
You can also use 🕍 while reposting those GORGEOUS Jewish wedding pictures (gosh, they're adorable 🤧).
While posting a beautiful memory of being in a significant Jewish building or a Jewish city, 🕍 can be brought into the caption.

Other Names

🕍 Jewish House of Worship
🕍 Chapel
🕍 House of God
🕍 Gathering
🕍 Congregation
🕍 Religious Site
🕍 Jewish Parish
🕍 Judaism

The lowdown

Category: Travel & Places › place-religious
Codepoints: U+1F54D
Emoji version: Emoji 1.0
Shortcodes: :synagogue:
Keywords: Jew, Jewish, judaism, religion, synagogue, temple

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.