Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2660 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Black Spade Suit
A symbol from the Chess & Cards collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ♠
- Unicode
- U+2660
- HTML entity
- ♠
- Category
- Chess & Cards
Export
Download Black Spade Suit as a vector SVG or a raster PNG.
SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.
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About the black spade suit symbol
Spades represent one of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, typically depicted as an inverted black heart with a stem at the base. Commonly referred to as the Black Spade Suit, this graphic is a member of the Miscellaneous Symbols block. While it shares a similar silhouette with certain leaf motifs, its standardized form is universally recognized in a gaming context.
In practical writing, this character is most frequently used to represent card ranks in bridge, poker, and other tabletop games. Because it is part of the common script, it functions as a reliable typographic dingbat in social media posts and digital text to signify themes of luck or competition. Aside from gaming, the spade occasionally appears as a decorative bullet point in printed layouts or as a status icon in botanical and gaming-related software code.
How to type Black Spade Suit
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 2660.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2660, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Text vs emoji presentation
This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: text.
Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block
♠ black spade suit lives inside the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Miscellaneous Symbols →
- ♥Black Heart SuitSame Miscellaneous Symbols block→
- ♡White Heart SuitSame Miscellaneous Symbols block→
- ♥︎Black Heart Suit + Variation Selector-15Same Miscellaneous Symbols block→
- ♡︎White Heart Suit + Variation Selector-15Same Miscellaneous Symbols block→
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Related chess & cards
Other chess & cards you can copy and paste — explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
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- ♗White Chess BishopCopy the white chess bishop symbol→
- ♘White Chess KnightCopy the white chess knight symbol→
- ♙White Chess PawnCopy the white chess pawn symbol→
- ♚Black Chess KingCopy the black chess king symbol→
- ♛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 KnightCopy the black chess knight symbol→
- ♟Black Chess PawnCopy the black chess pawn symbol→
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