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Cards and dice · U+2662

UnicodeU+2662 (9826)
HTML entity♢
CSScontent: "\2662"
JavaScript"\u2662"
URL encoded%E2%99%A2
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+2662, which is 9826 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. This character has no named entity, so the numeric form is the one to use.

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

In CSS, content: "\2662". In JavaScript, "\u2662". In a URL it becomes %E2%99%A2.

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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