U+1FA57 "" Black Chess Alfil Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1FA57 "" Black Chess Alfil is part of the Chess Symbols block, representing the black piece known as the alfil, an ancient chess piece that moves diagonally exactly two squares, allowing it to jump over intervening pieces, similar to a bishop with a limited leap. This symbol serves as a digital representation for use in chess notation, game interfaces, and typography, preserving the historical distinction of the alfil from the modern bishop.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1FA57
Name
Black Chess Alfil
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
🩗
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0xA9 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83E 0xDE57
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001FA57
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83e\ude57
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common