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ankh
thumb|upright=0.5|The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet-shaped loop. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.
saltire
thumb|right|A diagonal cross (decussate cross, saltire, St. Andrew's Cross)
Christian cross
symbol of Christianity
Nordic cross flag
flags for the Nordic countries using crosses, usually Scandinavian cross
Maltese cross
cross symbol associated with the Knights Hospitaller
St George's Cross
red cross on a white background
Latin cross
symbol of Christianity
Cross of St. Peter
inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol
Jerusalem cross
heraldic symbol and Christian cross
cross pattée
type of cross which has arms narrow at the centre, and broader at the perimeter
Cross of Saint James
heraldic symbol
papal cross
heraldic symbol
Arrow Cross
symbol
Armenian Cross
religious symbol
Coptic cross
Christian cross variants associated in some way with Coptic Christians
Cossack Cross
Symbol used by Cossacks
staurogram
thumb|upright|The Staurogram, also called the Tau-Rho, and the Monogrammatic cross.|class=skin-invert-image [[File:P. Bodmer XIV-XV, staurogram.jpg|thumb|A staurogram used as τρ-ligature part of the spelling of the word σταυρον (as ) in Luke 14:27 (Papyrus Bodmer XIV, 2nd century).]] thumb|A Solidus (coin)|solidus minted under [[Anastasius I Dicorus (struck in Constantinople between 507–518). On the obverse is Victory standing left, holding a staff surmounted by a staurogram.]] thumb|An Early Christian lamps|oil lamp with staurogram from [[Caesarea Maritima. Glass Factory Museum, Nahsholim, Is
Marian Cross
various forms of a cross with letter M for Mary
Anuradhapura cross
native cross symbol used by Sri Lankan Christians
cross moline
heraldic cross
Saint Thomas Christian cross
ancient Indian cross
Carolingian cross
cross-like symbol that mixes Christian and pre-Christian concepts
Coventry Cross of Nails
symbol of peace and reconciliation after the Second World War