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Cards and dice · U+2663

UnicodeU+2663 (9827)
HTML entity♣
Named entity♣
CSScontent: "\2663"
JavaScript"\u2663"
URL encoded%E2%99%A3
UTF-8 size3 bytes
CategoryCards and dice

Card suits, chess pieces and dice faces.

How to read this

  • A Unicode code point is a name tag unique to each character. Different fonts, same number — still the same character.
  • In HTML, the numeric form &#number; works everywhere. Named entities like ♥ read nicer but exist only for some characters.
  • In CSS, use a backslash and hexadecimal: content: "\2764".
  • If the character shows as a box, the copy did not fail — that font simply has no glyph for it. Another font will show it.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Unicode code point of ♣?

U+2663, which is 9827 in decimal. Stored as UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes.

Q. How do I write ♣ in HTML?

Use ♣ and every browser shows the same character. The named form ♣ also works.

Q. How do I use ♣ in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, content: "\2663". In JavaScript, "\u2663". In a URL it becomes %E2%99%A3.

Q. What kind of character is ♣?

It belongs to the cards and dice group. The rest of that group is listed further down this page, ready to copy.

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