Diamonds (suit)

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Diamonds is one of the four suits found in playing cards.

In bridge, it ranks third highest of the four suits, above clubs, but below hearts. It is typically associated with wealth or riches.

The symbol was first used on French playing cards, made in Rouen and Lyon in the 15th Century, around the time that playing cards were first mass-produced by the use of woodcuts. The suits were based on the four major economic classes of the late Middle Ages: spades represented the military, hearts represented the church, clubs represented agriculture and diamonds represented trade merchants.

Contents 1 Analogues in other suits 2 Meanings in other languages 3 Сodes of symbol 4 Example cards

[edit] Analogues in other suits

• German suits: jingle bells, small bells (German: Schellen)
• Swiss German suits: small bells (German: Schellen)
• Italo-Spanish suits: coins (Italian: Denari / Spanish: Oros)
• Tarot suits: pentacles, coins

[edit] Meanings in other languages

• German: Karo - rhombuses
• French: Carreau - squares, cells
• Spanish: Cuadrados - squares
• Italian: Quadri - squares
• Portuguese: Ouros - gold coins
• Russian: Бубны (Bubny) or Буби (Bubi) (from Russian: бубенцы, бубенчики) - jingle bells

[edit] Сodes of symbol

Unicode —U+2666 and U+2662:

♦ ♢

HTML — ♦ (or ♦) and ♢:

♦ ♢

[edit] Example cards

Ace	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
Jack	Queen	King