♠ spade suit
♠
U+2660
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| Character | ♠ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2660 | |
| HTML decimal | ♠ | |
| HTML hexadecimal | ♠ | |
| HTML named entity | ♠ | |
| CSS content | \2660 | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \u2660 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A0 |
Meaning & usage
Spade suit (♠) 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+2660 identifies this exact spade suit form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.
spade suit 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 spade suit
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (2660) 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 spade suit. 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 2660, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for spade suit 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.