U+265A "♚" Black Chess King Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+265A "♚" Black Chess King is a visual symbol representing the king piece in the game of chess, specifically in black or dark coloring. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and can be used in digital text to denote the king piece in chess notation, game analysis, or themed designs. Unlike the corresponding white king character (U+2654), this version is typically filled in solid black, making it distinct for clear differentiation on screens or in print when representing the darker side of the chessboard.
General Properties
Code Point
U+265A
Name
Black Chess King
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
♚
HTML Hex Encoding
♚
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x99 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x265A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000265A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u265a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common