洛林十字的特色为是它比一般十字于上部多一个小横杆。

在Unicode中，洛林十字的符号为U+2628（☨）。

该一小横杆代表在耶稣被钉的十字架上原有写上「INRI」四个拉丁字母的小木牌。「INRI」代表「Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm」，即「拿撒勒人耶稣，犹太人的君王」。

The Cross of Lorraine (French:Croix de Lorraine) was originally a heraldic cross. The two-barred cross consists of a vertical line crossed by two shorter horizontal bars. In most renditions, the horizontal bars are "graded" with the upper bar being the shorter, though variations with the bars of equal length are also seen. The Lorraine name has come to signify several cross variations, including the patriarchal cross with its bars near the top.