Swiss cross

White on red

A Swiss cross is the white cross on a red background that serves as Switzerland's national symbol—a cross with arms of equal length, each arm longer than it is wide.

The design appears on the Swiss flag, Swiss Army knives, and as a quality mark on Swiss-made products.

The watch face featured a small Swiss cross.

Related

neutral · plus · humanitarian · Geneva · first aid · Alps · ski resort · symbol · medical · aid · rescue · square · shield · badge · canton · chocolate · army · knife

Opposites
cross design type

Swiss crossGreek cross

Cross with equal arms

Latin cross · saltire · Maltese cross · Celtic cross · Iron Cross

symbolic association

Swiss crossRed Crescent

Humanitarian symbol in Islamic countries

hammer and sickle · swastika · Confederate flag · Star of David · red star

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G