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U+2720, ✠
MALTESE CROSS

[U+271F]
Dingbats
[U+2721]
A cross pattée or cross patty, the conventional form of this character.
A true Maltese cross.

Translingual

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Symbol

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  1. (original Unicode glyph) A cross pattée.
  2. (reference of Unicode name) A Maltese cross.

Usage notes

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The Unicode name is as misnomer. The original design is not a Maltese cross, but rather a cross pattée. Unicode decided not to formally correct the glyph, as it had become established by the time the error was brought to their attention.