Hearts (suit)
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For other uses, see heart (disambiguation).
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Hearts is one of the four suits found in playing cards.
In bridge, it ranks second highest of the four suits, below Spades, but above Diamonds. It is typically associated with love or romance.
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.
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[edit] Analogues in other suits
- German suits: hearts (German: Herz)
- Swiss German suits: roses (German: Rosen)
- Italo-Spanish suits: cups (Italian: Coppe / Spanish: Copas)
- Tarot suits: cups
[edit] Meanings in other languages
- German: Herz - hearts
- French: Cœur - heart
- Spanish: Corazones - hearts
- Italian: Cuori - hearts
- Portuguese: Copas - cups
- Russian: Червы (Chervy) (from Russian: червонный) - red (different hues) or gold
[edit] Сodes of symbol
Unicode — U+2665 and U+2661:
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HTML — ♥ (or ♥) and ♡:
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[edit] Example cards
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