Crux (disambiguation)

Crux or the Southern Cross is a constellation.

Crux may refer to:

Literature and publications

 * Crux (literary), a passage whose correct reading is difficult to determine
 * Crux (journal), a journal published by the Australian Student Christian Movement from 1961 to 1972
 * "Crux", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1996 book The Coral Sea
 * Crux (comics), 2001–2004, an American comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment
 * Crux, a 2013 novel in The Nexus Trilogy by Ramez Naam
 * Crux (online newspaper), a 2014 news website focusing on Catholic news

Music

 * The Crux (band), a 2008 American band
 * The Crux (album), 2012, by Hurt

Science and technology

 * Crux cordis or crux of the heart, an area of the heart
 * CRUX, a Linux distribution
 * "Crux", a theme in the 2002 GNOME 2 desktop environment

TV and videogames

 * Crux, a character in the 2001 anime TV series Final Fantasy: Unlimited
 * Eugene Solano, callsign Crux, Gryphus-1's air operator in the 2006 videogame Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
 * The Crux, an armed fleet in the 2020 role-playing game Genshin Impact

Other uses

 * Cross (Latin: crux)
 * Crux (climbing), the most difficult section of a climbing or mountaineering route
 * Crux Mathematicorum, est. 1975, published by the Canadian Mathematical Society
 * Yamaha Crux, a motorcycle manufactured by India Yamaha Motor
 * CRUX (YouTube), an Indian online news channel owned by the Network18 Group