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Chess King Symbol ♚
Chess King Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Chess King |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+265A |
| CSS Code | \265A |
| Hex Code | ♚ |
| HTML Code | ♚ |
| Latex | \skndia k |
| Symbol | ♚ |
Chess King Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x99 0x9A |
| UTF-16 | 0x265A |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000265A |
Chess King Symbol in Latex
Chess King
1\documentclass{article}
2\usepackage[skaknew]{skak}
3\font\skndia=SkakNew-DiagramT
4\begin{document}
5\skndia k
6\end{document}How to add chess king symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the chess king symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type chess king symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the chess king in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 265A
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 265A is now transformed into ♚
How to type chess king symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the chess king on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type chess king on your windows machine.
How to type chess king symbol on Mac OS
You can type the chess king on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Chess King" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type chess king symbol on Linux
You can type the chess king on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 265A consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type chess king symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the chess king symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use chess king in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \265A;
3 }How to use chess king in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>♚</span>Chess King symbol representation in programming languages
Chess Kingsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{265A} |
| Ruby | \u{265A} |
| Python | \u265A |
| PHP | \u{265A} |
| Perl | \x{265A} |
| Java | \u265A |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{265A} |
| JavaScript | \u265A |
| Go | \u265A |
| C# | \u265A |
| C and C++ | \u265A |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u265A |
| RFC 5137 | \u'265A' |
