⚔️ Crossed swords
⚔️ Emoji meaning
Challenge, battle, honor, courage, tackling it head-on, fallen comrade.
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⚔️ Meaning
Don’t come too close! In the past, the sword was a weapon but also a status symbol. The crossed swords can stand for a battle or war, either in real life or in a computer game, for instance. They also symbolize that someone prefers the direct route or a friend died in war.
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Commonly confused with
Same Shape
Dagger vs crossed swords; both bladed weapons used for battle or fantasy themes.
Crossed swords vs shield; both medieval weapons/armor icons used for war/conflict.
Ophiuchus vs crossed swords; both crossed shapes, used in fantasy or horoscope art.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Crossed swords” was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 .
In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
