Black Chess King

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

Symbol: ♚
Unicode: U+265A
HTML entity: ♚
Category: Chess & Cards

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About the black chess king symbol

Representing the most critical piece on the board, the Black Chess King is a graphic symbol used as a shorthand for the specific darker-colored monarch. Often read simply as "black king," it originates from the Miscellaneous Symbols block and belongs to the Common script. The glyph typically features a sturdy base topped with a distinct cross to denote its royal rank, distinguishing it from the queen and other pieces in standardized notation.

This character frequently appears in digital games and instructional materials for chess strategy. Typical contexts include diagrams for end-game puzzles, social media posts discussing grandmaster tournaments, and text-based move recording where it replaces the word "King" for brevity. Beyond hobbyist circles, the symbol is occasionally repurposed in social media usernames or profile descriptions to signify leadership or a high status within a particular community.

How to type Black Chess King

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 265A 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 265A.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.