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U+2658 · Miscellaneous Symbols

White Chess Knight ♘

White Chess Knight is the Unicode character U+2658 (official name “WHITE CHESS KNIGHT”) 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+2658
HTML♘
♘U+2658

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2658
Decimal9816
HTML (hex)♘
HTML (decimal)♘
CSS\2658
JavaScript\u2658
Python\u2658
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 98
UTF-162658
URL-encoded%E2%99%98

Character details

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

How to type ♘

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2658 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white chess knight”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white chess knight”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2658.

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 “white chess knight” or enter U+2658.
  • HTML: ♘
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9816)

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Black Chess King
Black Chess Queen
Black Chess Rook
Black Chess Bishop
Black Chess Knight
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White Spade Suit
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Questions

What is the Unicode for ♘?

It is U+2658 (WHITE CHESS KNIGHT), decimal 9816.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2658 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 “white chess knight”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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