♝ black bishop
♝
U+265D
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| Character | ♝ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+265D | |
| HTML decimal | ♝ | |
| HTML hexadecimal | ♝ | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \265D | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \u265D | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 9D |
Meaning & usage
Black bishop (♝) represents a chess piece, playing-card suit or gaming mark.
Use the right piece color or suit in game notes and labels; the glyph itself does not describe a complete game state.
U+265D identifies this exact black bishop form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.
black bishop occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with ♝ in search, filenames or text processing.
How to type black bishop
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (265D) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for black bishop. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 265D, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for black bishop in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.