church Emoji
⛪ · U+26EA · Emoji 0.6
What does the church emoji mean?
When discussing faith, spirituality, or architecture, individuals often reach for the church emoji, which directly represents a Christian church, typically a building with a cross, used to symbolize faith, religion, or a place of worship, and is also used figuratively to express reverence, solemnity, or a sense of community, while in slang, it may be used to convey a need for solace, forgiveness, or a higher power, and in some contexts, to jokingly imply a place where one can find peace and quiet, or to ironically express the opposite, such as chaos or disorder.
church emoji examples
- just got back from sunday service at the church ⛪ feeling so at peace
- need a moment of silence in this chaotic world ⛪️ send help
How to copy the church emoji
To use the church emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+26EA), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
church emoji on different platforms
How the church emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



church Emoji Details
| Emoji | ⛪ |
| Name | church |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+26EA |
| Shortcode | :church: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
church Emoji FAQ
It is U+26EA, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :church:.