Black Chess Bishop

A symbol from the Chess & Cards collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ♝
Unicode: U+265D
HTML entity: ♝
Category: Chess & Cards

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About the black chess bishop symbol

Representing the Black Chess Bishop, this symbol depicts the traditional mitered piece used in the classic board game. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is categorized under the Common script. In casual text across social media or digital messaging, it is often read as "bishop" or "black bishop" to indicate the specific dark-colored piece in a chess set.

This character is primarily used in documentation and digital records related to strategy games. It appears frequently in algebraic notation for chess to record piece movements and represents the specific piece placed on the dark squares of a printed board layout. Outside of gaming manuals, it is sometimes used as a decorative icon in profiles for chess enthusiasts or in social posts discussing grandmaster tournaments and local club events.

How to type Black Chess Bishop

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 265D then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 265D.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.