| Character | ♚ |
| Name | Black Chess King |
| Unicode Code Point | U+265A |
| Decimal Value | 9818 |
| Hex Value | 0x265A |
| Category | Misc Symbols |
| Windows Alt Code | Not available — use copy/paste |
| Word Alt+X Code | 265A + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ♚ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ♚ / ♚ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\265A"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{265A}" |
Black Chess King is a miscellaneous symbol drawn from weather, astrology, gaming, warning signage, or similar everyday categories, used to add a quick visual cue in text without switching to a full emoji.
Unicode block: Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF). This eclectic block covers weather, astrology, chess, religious, and warning symbols — a mix that predates the modern Emoji blocks and still renders as plain (non-color) glyphs on most systems.
At Unicode code point U+265A (decimal 9818), Black Chess King is the 91st of 256 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, like most characters outside the 0–255 legacy codepage range, it has no dedicated Alt-code or single-key shortcut on Windows or Mac, so copy-paste is the standard, universal method for typing it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.
💡 Good to know: Font support varies significantly across platforms for this block — always test rendering before relying on it in cross-platform content.
No alt code available — click the copy button above and paste with Ctrl+V.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity ♚ in your HTML.
Windows does not have an Alt code for Black Chess King. Copy ♚ from this page and paste it with Ctrl+V.
There is no dedicated Mac shortcut for Black Chess King. Copy ♚ from this page and paste it with Command+V.
Black Chess King (♚) is Unicode U+265A, decimal 9818.
Use the HTML entity ♚, or the numeric code ♚ (hex ♚).