♙ is the Unicode character WHITE CHESS PAWN, code point U+2659 (decimal 9817) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ♙, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 99 99.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2659 |
| Decimal | 9817 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 99 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2659 |
| UTF-32 | 00002659 |
| HTML decimal | ♙ |
| HTML hex | ♙ |
| CSS | \2659 |
| JavaScript | \u2659 |
| JSON | \u2659 |
| Python | \u2659 |
| Python by name | \N{WHITE CHESS PAWN} |
| Java, C# | \u2659 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2659} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2659 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%99%99 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | WHITE CHESS PAWN |
| Code point | U+2659 (decimal 9817) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols
- ♑ U+2651 Capricorn
- ♒ U+2652 Aquarius
- ♓ U+2653 Pisces
- ♔ U+2654 White Chess King
- ♕ U+2655 White Chess Queen
- ♖ U+2656 White Chess Rook
- ♗ U+2657 White Chess Bishop
- ♘ U+2658 White Chess Knight
- ♚ U+265A Black Chess King
- ♛ U+265B Black Chess Queen
- ♜ U+265C Black Chess Rook
- ♝ U+265D Black Chess Bishop
- ♞ U+265E Black Chess Knight
- ♟ U+265F Chess pawn
- ♠ U+2660 Spade suit
- ♡ U+2661 White Heart Suit
All 256 characters: Miscellaneous Symbols.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ♙?
- Use ♙ (decimal) or ♙ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2659?
- E2 99 99 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%99%99.
- How do I write U+2659 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2659. Python: \u2659.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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