☧


☧ U+2627, ☧
CHI RHO
← ☦
[U+2626]
Miscellaneous Symbols ☨ →
[U+2628]

Translingual

Etymology

According to legend, Emperor Constantine I saw this Christogram in the sky on the eve of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. It is formed from χ (kh) and ρ (r), the first two letters of the Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”).

Symbol

☧

  1. The chi-rho, abbreviation of Christ.

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See also

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