▁the ▁sign ▁for ▁" sky " ▁or ▁" de ity " ▁( <0xF0> <0x92> <0x80> <0xAD> ), ▁D ING IR ). ▁The ▁c une iform ▁script ▁has ▁other , ▁more ▁complex , ▁cru c iform ▁characters , ▁consisting ▁of ▁an ▁arrangement ▁of ▁boxes ▁or ▁the ▁four fold ▁arrangement ▁of ▁other ▁characters , ▁including ▁the ▁arch a ic ▁c une iform ▁characters ▁LA K - 2 1 0 , ▁LA K - 2 7 6 , ▁LA K - 2 7 8 , ▁LA K - 6 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁classical ▁sign ▁E Z EN ▁( <0xF0> <0x92> <0x82> <0xA1> ). ▁ ▁Pho en ician ▁t ā w ▁is ▁still ▁cross - sh aped ▁in ▁ ▁Pale o - H eb rew ▁alphabet ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁Old ▁Ital ic ▁scripts ▁( R a etic ▁and ▁Le pont ic ), ▁and ▁its ▁desc endant ▁T ▁becomes ▁again ▁cross - sh aped ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁ ▁min usc ule ▁ ▁t . ▁ ▁The ▁plus ▁sign ▁▁ ▁(+ ) ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁Latin ▁t ▁via ▁a ▁simpl ification ▁of ▁a ▁lig ature ▁for ▁et ▁" and " ▁( int rodu ced ▁by ▁Johannes ▁W id mann ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ). ▁ ▁The ▁letter ▁Ale ph ▁is ▁cross - sh aped ▁in ▁Ar ama ic ▁and ▁pale o - H eb rew . ▁ ▁Egypt ian ▁hier og lyph s ▁with ▁cross - sh apes ▁include ▁Gard iner ▁Z 9 ▁– ▁Z 1 1 ▁(" cross ed ▁st icks ", ▁"