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White chess king
U+2654 · Miscellaneous Symbols
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Meaning and uses
The outlined white king from chess. The king is the tallest piece on the board, and this symbol is used both as a crown and in chess notes.
Unicode details
♔ is the Unicode character named WHITE CHESS KING, code point U+2654, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | WHITE CHESS KING |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2654 |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 94 |
| UTF-16 | 2654 |
| HTML | ♔ |
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How to type ♔
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2654 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ♔.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “white chess king”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2654, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
♔. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\2654".