What does ⛪ Church mean?
A church building with a steeple topped by a cross. It refers to Christian worship, Sunday services, weddings, baptisms, choir practice and faith communities. People use it to say they are at church or to plan events there. In slang, “church” can also be an enthusiastic way of agreeing, much like saying “amen” or “preach”. For weddings specifically, 💒 is the more common pick.
⛪ Church is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (religious buildings), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bless, chapel, Christian, cross and religion.
Example messages
⛪ Church on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Church looks on each platform.
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Church emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Church emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⛪ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :church:.
When was the Church emoji added?
⛪ Church was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⛪ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Church. The underlying code (U+26EA) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.