Chess symbols in Unicode

Unicode has characters of chess symbols. This means that chess symbols can be encoded as text instead of images. Algebraic notation (text that shows where to move a chess piece) can be typed using the symbol of the piece. For example, ♘c6 instead of Nc6. 

 Symbols 

The symbols in this table are from the Unicode block named Miscellaneous Symbols. Other chess symbols are in the Chess Symbols block.

+ Chess symbols Character Name Code♔White chess kingU+2654♕White chess queenU+2655♖White chess rookU+2656♗White chess bishopU+2657♘White chess knightU+2658♙White chess pawnU+2659♚Black chess kingU+265A♛Black chess queenU+265B♜Black chess rookU+265C♝Black chess bishopU+265D♞Black chess knightU+265E♟︎Black chess pawnU+265F
References

Category:Chess
Category:Symbols
Category:Typography