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Chess symbols in Unicode - Definition and Overview

Here are the symbols of chess pieces in Unicode.

namesymbolcodepointhtml
white chess kingU+2654 ♔
white chess queenU+2655 ♕
white chess rookU+2656 ♖
white chess bishopU+2657 ♗
white chess knightU+2658 ♘
white chess pawnU+2659 ♙
black chess kingU+265A ♚
black chess queenU+265B ♛
black chess rookU+265C ♜
black chess bishopU+265D ♝
black chess knightU+265E ♞
black chess pawnU+265F ♟


If you cannot see any chess symbols in the above table, take a look at the picture below, where they are depicted using two different fonts (Arial Unicode MS and Tahoma).

Image:Chess symbols.PNG

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