Chess symbols in Unicode
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The following are symbols of chess pieces in Unicode.
| Name | Symbol | Codepoint | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| white king | ♔ | U+2654 | ♔ |
| white queen | ♕ | U+2655 | ♕ |
| white rook | ♖ | U+2656 | ♖ |
| white bishop | ♗ | U+2657 | ♗ |
| white knight | ♘ | U+2658 | ♘ |
| white pawn | ♙ | U+2659 | ♙ |
| black king | ♚ | U+265A | ♚ |
| black queen | ♛ | U+265B | ♛ |
| black rook | ♜ | U+265C | ♜ |
| black bishop | ♝ | U+265D | ♝ |
| black knight | ♞ | U+265E | ♞ |
| black pawn | ♟ | U+265F | ♟ |
If you cannot see any chess symbols in the above table, take a look at the picture below, where they are depicted using two fonts (Arial Unicode MS and Tahoma).
