Cross

== Emblems ==
{{See|Crosses in heraldry}}
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The following is a list of cross symbols, ''except'' for variants of the [[Christian cross]] and [[Crosses in heraldry|Heraldic crosses]], for which see the dedicated lists at [[Christian cross variants]] and [[Crosses in heraldry]], respectively.

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|+Crosses as emblems and symbols
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! Picture !! Cross name !! Description
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| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Ankh.svg|25px]]
| | '''[[Ankh]]'''
| The ''ankh'' or ''crux ansata'', an [[Egyptian hieroglyph]] representing "life".
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Lauburu.svg|30px]]
| [[Basque cross]]
| The Basque cross or ''lauburu''.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Earth symbol (bold).svg|30px]]
| | the [[Sun cross]]
| The "sun cross" or "wheel cross" appears with some regularity in prehistoric European artefacts, usually interpreted as a [[solar symbol]], perhaps representing the spoked wheel of the [[Sun chariot]].
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Swastika.svg|30px]]
| | [[Swastika]]
|
The [[swastika]] or ''crux gammata'' (in heraldry ''[[fylfot]]''), historically used as a symbol in [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Hinduism]], and [[Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century|widely popular in the early 20th century]] as a symbol of good luck or prosperity before adopted as a symbol of [[Nazism]] in the 1920s and 30s.
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; As a design element
{| class="wikitable"
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! Picture !! Cross name !! Description
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg|75px]]
| | '''[[Papal regalia and insignia|Crossed keys]]'''
|Symbol of the Papacy used in various emblems representing the keys to heaven.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Military_symbol.svg|50px]]
| | '''[[Crossed swords (disambiguation)|Crossed swords]]'''
|The crossed swords symbol (⚔ at Unicode U+2694) is used to represent battlegrounds on maps. It is also used to show that person died in battle or that a war machine was lost in action. Two crossed swords also look like a Christian cross and the mixed symbolism has been used in military decorations. It is also a popular way to display swords on a wall often with a shield in the center
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Tux Paint clover.svg|75px]]
| | '''[[Four-leaf clover]]'''
|Used as a symbol for luck as well as a stand in for a cross in various works.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Hazard T.svg|100px]]
| | '''[[Skull and crossbones (Spanish cemetery)|Skull and crossbones]]'''
|Traditionally used to mark Spanish cemeteries; the symbol evolved to represent death/danger, poison, and pirates.
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