You can use a cross symbol on Facebook to express your religion, or if you’re a firefighter maybe you’ll want to add the Maltese cross to your name. These symbols can be used anywhere you can type text, so you can add them to your Facebook status updates, chat messages and name.

All you have to do to use the cross symbols pictured below is copy and paste them right into your Facebook status window. They can be used on other sites, too, not just Facebook. Try adding a cool symbol to your tweets on Twitter or on other sites you visit too.

Facebook cross symbol

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Latin Roman Cross

Here is a basic cross symbol to display as a sign of your faith. You can use this anywhere and most people will recognize it as a Christian symbol that is displayed or worn by people of many different Christian denominations.

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3D Shadow Latin Cross

Here is a shadowed version of the cross symbol. You might want to use this one if you like things a little fancier.

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Outline Latin Cross

Here is another fancy cross. If you enlarge it a bit, you can see that there is a black cross surrounded by white with a second outline of black.

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Maltese Cross

The Maltese cross is used frequently by firefighters, so this is a good symbol to use if you are in that line of work, or if you have a loved one who is a firefighter.

If you know of any more cross symbols that can be used on Facebook, please comment below and let us know.