Black chess king (♚)
U+265A · BLACK CHESS KING · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♚
Windows
No Alt code
♚ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
265A Alt+X
Type 265A and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ♚. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ♚.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “black chess king” and click ♚ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ♚ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ♚ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ♚ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;blackchess.
- Now type ;blackchess anywhere: the keyboard suggests ♚.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ♚:
- Copy ♚ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ♚ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;blackchess.
- Type ;blackchess in any app and tap ♚ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 265a Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 265a and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♚ means and how it is used
The official Unicode name of ♚ is BLACK CHESS KING, code point U+265A. You will find it in the Miscellaneous Symbols block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It sits in the chess and cards with 37 symbols, among them ♠ ♣ ♦ ♔ ♛.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ♚ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ♚ | |
| CSS | content: "\265A"; | |
| JavaScript | \u265A | |
| URL | %E2%99%9A | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 9A | |
| Unicode | U+265A |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
♚ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Names in other languages
What ♚ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Black chess king |
| Português | Rei preto do xadrez |
| Español | Rey negro de ajedrez |
| Italiano | Re nero degli scacchi |
| Français | Roi noir des échecs |
| Deutsch | Schwarzer Schachkönig |
| Türkçe | Siyah şah |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Raja catur hitam |
| Polski | Czarny król szachowy |
| Русский | Чёрный король |
| 日本語 | 黒のキング |
| 한국어 | 검은 킹 |
Related symbols
All Chess and cards →Questions people ask
How do I type ♚ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ♚ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 265A and press Alt+X.
How do I type ♚ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ♚. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;blackchess.
What is the HTML code for the black chess king?
There is no named entity; use ♚ or ♚. In CSS write \265A, in JavaScript \u265A.
Will ♚ show on every phone?
♚ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.