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U+2659 · Miscellaneous Symbols

White Chess Pawn ♙

White Chess Pawn is the Unicode character U+2659 (official name “WHITE CHESS PAWN”) 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+2659
HTML♙
♙U+2659

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2659
Decimal9817
HTML (hex)♙
HTML (decimal)♙
CSS\2659
JavaScript\u2659
Python\u2659
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 99
UTF-162659
URL-encoded%E2%99%99

Character details

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

How to type ♙

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2659 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white chess pawn”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white chess pawn”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2659.

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 pawn” or enter U+2659.
  • HTML: ♙
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9817)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ♙?

It is U+2659 (WHITE CHESS PAWN), decimal 9817.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2659 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 pawn”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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