U+265F "♟" Black Chess Pawn Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+265F "♟" Black Chess Pawn is a typographic symbol representing the smallest and most numerous piece in the game of chess, specifically the pawn for the black side. Part of the Unicode chess symbols block, it is often used in digital text to denote the black pawn in chess notation, game analysis, or visual representations of board positions, distinct from its white counterpart (U+2659). Its design typically mirrors a classic pawn shape with a rounded top and a short base, though exact appearance varies by font. This character serves both practical and decorative purposes in modern computing, allowing for easy inclusion of chess motifs without requiring specialized graphics.
General Properties
Code Point
U+265F
Name
Black Chess Pawn
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
♟
HTML Hex Encoding
♟
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x99 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x265F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000265F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u265f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common