White Chess Rook

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

Symbol: ♖
Unicode: U+2656
HTML entity: ♖
Category: Chess & Cards

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About the white chess rook symbol

Representing a major piece in board games, the White Chess Rook is a graphical symbol depicting a stylized castle tower. It is officially categorized within the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is part of the Common script. In casual conversation and chess literature, this character is simply read as a rook or occasionally referred to as a castle. It serves as the white-side counterpart to the solid black rook symbol.

This character frequently appears in digital chess notation and strategy guides to track game moves or illustrate specific board positions. Outside of formal gaming contexts, it is sometimes used in social media profiles or usernames to signify an interest in strategy. Additionally, designers occasionally employ the symbol in typography as a decorative element or icon representing stability and defense in graphic layouts.

How to type White Chess Rook

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 2656 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 2656.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.