Black Chess King

♚ (U+265A) is catalogued here as black chess king, but it is not part of the Unicode emoji set. Most platforms render it as a plain text symbol rather than a colour emoji, and some show a placeholder box.

This character is not part of the Unicode emoji set. Most platforms render it as plain text or a placeholder box rather than a colour emoji.

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BLACK CHESS KING
Codepoint: U+265A
Hex: 265A
Status: Not in the Unicode emoji set

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

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What does the ♚ black chess king emoji mean?: ♚ (U+265A) is catalogued here as black chess king, but it is not part of the Unicode emoji set. Most platforms render it as a plain text symbol rather than a colour emoji, and some show a placeholder box.