Black Diamond Suit
U+2666Miscellaneous Symbols
Also known as diamond suitdiamondsfilled diamond suit
Copy and paste ♦. The Black Diamond Suit character has Unicode code point U+2666 and decimal HTML code ♦.
Symbol codes
- Unicode
U+2666- Alt Code
Alt+4- HTML Code
♦- CSS Code
\2666- HTML Entity
♦- HEX Code
♦
Technical properties
Unicode 18.0.0
- Code point
- U+2666
- Decimal
- 9830
- Unicode name
- BLACK DIAMOND SUIT
- Block
- Miscellaneous Symbols · U+2600–U+26FF
- General category
- Other Symbol (So)
- Script
- Common
- Introduced
- Unicode 1.1
- JavaScript
- "\u2666"
Appears in
About Black Diamond Suit
♦ is encoded in Unicode as code point U+2666 (decimal 9830). Its official Unicode name is BLACK DIAMOND SUIT.
It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF), its General Category is Other Symbol (So), and it was added in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993. Its script value is Common: it is shared across writing systems rather than belonging to one.
Sources: Unicode Character Database 18.0.0, the HTML Standard’s list of named character references, and Unicode’s code page mappings.
How to type or insert Black Diamond Suit
- Any device
- Select Copy symbol, then paste with Ctrl+V, or ⌘+V on a Mac.
- Windows Alt code
- With Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 4 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Windows emoji panel
- Press Windows+. and search for it.
- Microsoft Word
- Type
2666, then press Alt+X. - macOS Character Viewer
- Press Control+⌘+Space and search for “black diamond suit”.
- Linux (GTK and IBus)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type
2666, then press Space. - HTML
♦or♦. In a UTF-8 page you can also paste the character itself.- CSS
content: "\2666";in a::beforeor::afterrule.- JavaScript
"\u2666"
Common questions about Black Diamond Suit
What is the Black Diamond Suit symbol?
♦ (Black Diamond Suit) is a symbol in Unicode’s Miscellaneous Symbols block. Its code point is U+2666, and it has been part of the standard since Unicode 1.1 (1993). It is also known as diamond suit, diamonds, and filled diamond suit.
How do I copy and paste the Black Diamond Suit symbol?
Select Copy symbol at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux or ⌘+V on a Mac. On a phone, tap Copy symbol, then touch and hold where you want it and choose Paste. ♦ pastes as ordinary text, so it works in documents, messages, and code.
How do I type the Black Diamond Suit symbol on Windows?
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, type 4 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Microsoft Word, type 2666 and press Alt+X to turn the code into ♦. Press the Windows key+. to open the emoji panel, then search for it.
How do I type the Black Diamond Suit symbol on a Mac?
Press Control+⌘+Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “black diamond suit”, and double-click the result to insert it.
How do I type the Black Diamond Suit symbol on an iPhone or Android phone?
Open the emoji keyboard and search for it. If you use it often, save it as a text shortcut: on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement; with Gboard on Android, go to Gboard settings > Dictionary > Personal dictionary.
Can I use the Black Diamond Suit symbol in Word, Google Docs, and social media?
Yes. ♦ is a standard Unicode character, so you can paste it into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, emails, and posts or bios on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok. In Google Docs you can also choose Insert > Special characters and search for “black diamond suit”. In Word, choose Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set from to Unicode (hex), and enter 2666 as the character code.
Is the Black Diamond Suit symbol an emoji?
It can be either. ♦ is a text symbol that follows the color and font of the surrounding text, but it also has an emoji form: many phones and apps show it as a color emoji, especially when it is followed by the emoji variation selector U+FE0F.
Why does the Black Diamond Suit symbol show as a box or question mark?
An empty box or a question mark means the font on that device has no glyph for ♦. The character is still there: it appears correctly wherever a font covers Unicode’s Miscellaneous Symbols block, and free font families such as Google Noto cover nearly all of Unicode.
What are the HTML and CSS codes for the Black Diamond Suit symbol?
In HTML, write ♦ (decimal) or ♦ (hexadecimal), or the named entity ♦. In CSS, use content: "\2666"; in a ::before or ::after rule, and in JavaScript "\u2666". See all HTML codes.