How many Unicode chess symbols are there?

Unicode includes exactly 12 chess piece symbols: six white pieces (U+2654–U+2659) and six black pieces (U+265A–U+265F). They cover king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn for each color.

What Unicode block are chess symbols in?

Chess symbols are in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF). White pieces start at U+2654 and black pieces start at U+265A.

Do chess symbols display on all devices?

Yes — all 12 chess piece characters have broad support across modern operating systems, browsers, and fonts. They have been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).

How do I use chess symbols in HTML?

You can paste the character directly or use the HTML entity. For example, the white king ♔ is ♔ or ♔, and the black king ♚ is ♚ or ♚.

What is the difference between white and black chess pieces?

In Unicode, "white" pieces are drawn as outlined/hollow shapes and "black" pieces are solid/filled — this matches traditional chess diagram conventions where white is open and black is filled.

Can I use these symbols in a font that renders them in color?

Most system fonts render chess symbols in a single color (usually black). For colored chess boards, dedicated chess fonts or SVG graphics are typically used instead of Unicode characters.

Chess Symbols

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Click any chess piece symbol to copy it — all 12 Unicode chess pieces organized by color and type.

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Copies all currently displayed chess pieces as a single string.

Unicode Reference Table

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Summary

Click any chess piece symbol to copy it — all 12 Unicode chess pieces organized by color and type.

How it works

All 12 Unicode chess pieces are displayed in a filterable grid.
Use the category tabs to show only White Pieces, Black Pieces, or All.
Use the search box to filter by piece name (e.g. "king", "pawn", "rook").
Click any symbol card to copy the character to your clipboard instantly.
The Unicode codepoint (e.g. U+2654) is shown below each symbol for reference.
A confirmation toast appears at the bottom of the screen after each copy.

Use cases

Add chess piece symbols to social media posts, bios, and usernames.
Insert chess pieces into documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Use chess symbols in chess-related apps and game interfaces.
Decorate chess club websites, newsletters, and tournament announcements.
Add chess characters to chats, emails, and creative writing.
Use Unicode chess pieces as bullet points or visual indicators.
Reference codepoints when encoding chess symbols in HTML or CSS.
Copy symbols for use in Unicode-aware databases and data entry.

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Last updated: 2026-06-24 · Reviewed by Nham Vu