Chess symbols in Unicode

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Chess symbols in Unicode

Unicode has characters of chess symbols. This means that chess symbols can be encoded as text instead of images. Algebraic notation (text that shows where to move a chess piece) can be typed using the symbol of the piece. For example, ♘c6 instead of Nc6.

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The software GNU Chess uses chess characters from Unicode. It shows the characters on a board.

Symbols

The symbols in this table are from the Unicode block named Miscellaneous Symbols. Other chess symbols are in the Chess Symbols block.[1]

More information Character, Name ...
Chess symbols[2]
Character Name Code
White chess king U+2654
White chess queen U+2655
White chess rook U+2656
White chess bishop U+2657
White chess knight U+2658
White chess pawn U+2659
Black chess king U+265A
Black chess queen U+265B
Black chess rook U+265C
Black chess bishop U+265D
Black chess knight U+265E
♟︎ Black chess pawn U+265F
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