Club symbol (♣)
U+2663 · BLACK CLUB SUIT · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♣
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+5
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 5 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ♣ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2663 Alt+X
Type 2663 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 and type “club symbol” to find ♣.
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 “club symbol” and click ♣ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “club symbol” to find ♣.
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 ;club.
- Now type ;club 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 ;club.
- Type ;club in any app and tap ♣ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2663 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2663 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♣ means and how it is used
Club symbol (♣) is the Unicode character U+2663, officially called BLACK CLUB SUIT. It is in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: card, club, clubs, game, suit.
On this site it is part of the chess and cards (37 symbols), next to ♠ ♦ ♔ ♛ ♚.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ♣ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ♣ | |
| HTML hex | ♣ | |
| CSS | content: "\2663"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2663 | |
| URL | %E2%99%A3 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A3 | |
| Unicode | U+2663 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ♣ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for 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 | Club symbol |
| Português | Naipe de paus |
| Español | Trébol (palo) |
| Italiano | Fiori (seme) |
| Français | Trèfle (enseigne) |
| Deutsch | Kreuz (Spielkartenfarbe) |
| Türkçe | Sinek sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol keriting |
| Polski | Trefl |
| Русский | Трефы (масть) |
| 日本語 | クラブ記号 |
| 한국어 | 클로버 |
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 2663 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 ;club.
What is the HTML code for the club symbol?
Use the entity ♣ or the numeric code ♣ (hex ♣). In CSS write \2663, in JavaScript \u2663.
Will ♣ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♣ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.