White Chess Knight

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

Symbol: ♘
Unicode: U+2658
HTML entity: ♘
Category: Chess & Cards

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About the white chess knight symbol

Representing a minor piece in Western board games, this character depicts the White Chess Knight. It originates from the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is typically read as knight when used in text. The symbol visually follows the traditional design of a horse's head, distinguished from its dark counterpart by its outlined or hollow appearance.

Usage of this character is most frequent in competitive documentation and gaming literature. It appears in algebraic chess notation to record game moves without requiring language-specific letters, as well as in instructional diagrams for strategy books. Beyond formal play, it is commonly used in social media bios or profiles to denote an interest in chess and in puzzle-related code to represent a specific piece on a digital board grid.

How to type White Chess Knight

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 2658 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 2658.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.