As A Design Element
| Picture | Cross name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compass rose | A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions and often appears as a cross tapering to triangular points. | |
| Crossed keys | Symbol of the Papacy used in various emblems representing the keys to heaven. | |
| Crossed swords | The crossed swords symbol (⚔ at Unicode U+2694) is used to represent battlegrounds on maps. It is also used to show that person died in battle or that a war machine was lost in action. Two crossed swords also look like a Christian cross and the mixed symbolism has been used in military decorations. it is also a popular way to display swords on a wall often with a shield in the center | |
| Dagger/Obelisk | a typographical symbol or glyph. The term "obelisk" derives from Greek ὀβελίσκος (obeliskos), which means "little obelus"; from Ancient Greek: ὀβελός (obelos) meaning "roasting spit". It was originally represented by the ÷ symbol and was first used by Ancient Greek scholars as critical marks in manuscripts. | |
| Four-leaf clover | used as a symbol for luck as well as a stand in for a cross in various works. | |
| Isometric illusion | crosses frame this cube that appears to be hollow or solid and projected either inward or outward. a similar design was photographed in a crop circle. This design can be made by repeating the central hexagon outward once on all 6 sides then erasing some inner line segments and filling in the voids. | |
| Skull and crossbones | traditionally used to mark Spanish cemeteries; the symbol evolved to represent death/danger, poison, and pirates. |
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Out of the element of participation follows the certainty of faith; out of the element of separation follows the doubt in faith. And each is essential for the nature of faith. Sometimes certainty conquers doubt, but it cannot eliminate doubt. The conquered of today may become the conqueror of tomorrow. Sometimes doubt conquers faith, but it still contains faith. Otherwise it would be indifference.”
—Paul Tillich (1886–1965)