U+1FA30 "🨰" White Chess Knight Rotated Two Hundred Twenty-Five Degrees Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

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Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+1FA30 "🨰" White Chess Knight Rotated Two Hundred Twenty-Five Degrees is a specialized typographic symbol belonging to the "Chess Symbols" block of Unicode, included in version 11.0. It represents a standard white chess knight piece, visually identical in shape to the regular White Chess Knight (U+2658), but rotated 225 degrees counterclockwise from its typical upright orientation. This rotation is used primarily in chess notation and diagram annotation to indicate a specific directional movement or to provide clarity in complex puzzles and problem compositions, rather than for general gameplay. The character's design ensures compatibility across digital platforms for chess enthusiasts and publishers.

General Properties

Code Point
U+1FA30
Name
White Chess Knight Rotated Two Hundred Twenty-Five Degrees

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0xA8 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83E 0xDE30
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001FA30
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83e\ude30