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U+265D · Miscellaneous Symbols

Black Chess Bishop ♝

Black Chess Bishop is the Unicode character U+265D (official name “BLACK CHESS BISHOP”) from the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s cards, chess & games collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+265D
HTML♝
♝U+265D

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+265D
Decimal9821
HTML (hex)♝
HTML (decimal)♝
CSS\265D
JavaScript\u265D
Python\u265D
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 9D
UTF-16265D
URL-encoded%E2%99%9D

Character details

Official nameBLACK CHESS BISHOP
Unicode blockMiscellaneous Symbols
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryCards, Chess & Games
EmojiNo

How to type ♝

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 265D then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “black chess bishop”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “black chess bishop”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 265D.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “black chess bishop” or enter U+265D.
  • HTML: ♝
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9821)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ♝?

It is U+265D (BLACK CHESS BISHOP), decimal 9821.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 265D then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “black chess bishop”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ♝ (or ♝). There is no named entity.