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U+265C · Miscellaneous Symbols

Black Chess Rook ♜

Black Chess Rook is the Unicode character U+265C (official name “BLACK CHESS ROOK”) 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+265C
HTML♜
♜U+265C

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+265C
Decimal9820
HTML (hex)♜
HTML (decimal)♜
CSS\265C
JavaScript\u265C
Python\u265C
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 9C
UTF-16265C
URL-encoded%E2%99%9C

Character details

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

How to type ♜

Windows

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

Mac

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

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 rook” or enter U+265C.
  • HTML: ♜
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9820)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ♜?

It is U+265C (BLACK CHESS ROOK), decimal 9820.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 265C 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 rook”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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