Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 265E then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Black Chess Knight Symbol
A symbol from the Chess Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ♞
- Unicode
- U+265E
- HTML entity
- ♞
- Category
- Chess Symbols
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About the black chess knight symbol
The character is read or spoken as "black chess knight." It is a solid silhouette of a horse's head and neck, facing left, used in chess notation and diagrams to represent the black knight piece. The symbol appears in printed chess problems, online game interfaces, and text-based chess records where space or font limitations prevent the use of images.
How to type Black Chess Knight
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 265E.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 265E, then press Enter or Space.
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- ♛Black Chess QueenCopy the black chess queen symbol→
- ♜Black Chess RookCopy the black chess rook symbol→
- ♝Black Chess BishopCopy the black chess bishop symbol→
- ♟Black Chess PawnCopy the black chess pawn symbol→
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