▁ <0xE2> <0x9C> <0xA4> ▁ <0xE2> <0x9C> <0xA5> ▁The ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Symbol s ▁block ▁( U + 2 6 2 6 ▁to ▁U + 2 6 2 F ) ▁adds ▁three ▁specific ▁Christian ▁cross ▁variants , ▁viz . ▁the ▁Patri arch al ▁cross ▁( <0xE2> <0x98> <0xA6> ), ▁ ▁Cross ▁of ▁Lor raine ▁( <0xE2> <0x98> <0xA8> ) ▁and ▁" C ross ▁of ▁Jerusalem " ▁( im plement ed ▁as ▁Cross ▁pot ent , ▁ <0xE2> <0x98> <0xA9> ). ▁▁ ▁Cross - like ▁em blem s ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁ ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁cross ▁symbols , ▁except ▁for ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁cross ▁and ▁Her ald ic ▁cross es , ▁for ▁which ▁see ▁the ▁dedicated ▁lists ▁at ▁Christian ▁cross ▁variants ▁and ▁Cross es ▁in ▁her ald ry , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁design ▁element ▁▁ ▁Phys ical ▁gest ures ▁ ▁Cross ▁shapes ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁physical ▁gest ures . ▁Cross ing ▁the ▁fingers ▁of ▁one ▁hand ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁inv ocation ▁of ▁the ▁symbol . ▁The ▁sign ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁associated ▁with ▁Christian ▁gen uf lection ▁is ▁made ▁with ▁one ▁hand : ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁tradition ▁the ▁sequence ▁is ▁head - heart - right ▁shoulder - left ▁shoulder , ▁while ▁in ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox , ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Ang lic an ▁tradition ▁the ▁sequence ▁is ▁head - heart - left - right . ▁ ▁Cross ing ▁the ▁index ▁fingers ▁of ▁both ▁hands ▁represents ▁and ▁a ▁charm ▁against ▁evil ▁in ▁European ▁fol kl ore . ▁Other ▁gest ures