Unicode characters search tool.

Type a single word to describe your search. Example: 'music', 'bullet', etc.

Description.

The Unicode character set includes just about every character in every known language (there are, of course, some missing), as well as a number of other characters: mathematical symbols, monetary units, graphic symbols, pictograms, etc.

To help you find the one you are looking for, use the tool below. It allows searches by keyword or by code range. Not all characters are present, in particular, the CJK ideograms, which are very numerous, are not included. Thank you for your understanding.

The 2 characters corresponding to your search are listed below.

Glyphs and character codes.

In the results above, the character itself is displayed in its original colour, with a zoom effect on mouse-over.
  - Its decimal code is displayed in orange.
  - Its hexadecimal code is displayed in blue.
  - Finally, HTML entities, if any, are displayed in green.

2600-26FF - Miscellaneous Symbols.

♖

9814

2656

&#x2656

♜

9820

265C

&#x265C

Character names.

2600-26FF - Miscellaneous Symbols.

♖
White chess rook

White chess rook
Decimal code : 9814
Hexadecimal code : 2656
UTF-8 encoding : E2 99 96 (3 bytes)
HTML Entity(ies) : ♖
Category : Other Symbol

♖

Keywords : pictogram game chess tower

♜
Black chess rook

Black chess rook
Decimal code : 9820
Hexadecimal code : 265C
UTF-8 encoding : E2 99 9C (3 bytes)
HTML Entity(ies) : ♜
Category : Other Symbol

♜

Keywords : pictogram game chess tower