Diamond Suit Symbol (♦)
The diamond suit symbol ♦ is Unicode U+2666, the diamond suit from playing cards. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 4 on Windows.
- Unicode
U+2666- HTML
♦- Windows
Alt + 4
How to type the diamond suit symbol (♦)
The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ♦ yourself, use the method for your device below.
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 4 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
- In Word or Outlook, type 2666 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “diamond”.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for diamond and double-click it.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2666.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2666, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
iPhone & iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard and search for “diamond suit” to insert ♦️, the colour emoji. For the plain text ♦, copy it from this page.
- Copy ♦ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;diam. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.
Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji key and search for “diamond suit” to insert ♦️. For the plain text ♦, copy it from this page.
- Copy ♦ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.
Microsoft Word
- Type 2666, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2666 in “Character code” and click Insert.
Google Docs
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “diamond” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(9830)in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
HTML
- Write
♦or♦in your HTML.
What does ♦ mean?
♦ is the diamond suit, one of the two red suits in a standard deck. It is taller and narrower than the geometric ◆, which is why card games and bridge columns use ♦ specifically. Alt + 4 types it on Windows, and ♦ is its HTML entity.
Common uses
- Bridge and poker notation: K♦
- Card-game tutorials
- Decorative bullets in plain text
Diamond Suit Symbol codes for HTML, CSS and programming
Every code below produces ♦. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.
| Unicode code point | U+2666 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | ♦ | |
| HTML decimal | ♦ | |
| HTML hex | ♦ | |
| CSS content | content: "\2666"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u2666" | |
| Python | "\u2666" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{BLACK DIAMOND SUIT}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u2666" | |
| LaTeX | \diamondsuit | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A6 | |
| UTF-16 | 2666 | |
| URL encoded | %E2%99%A6 | |
| Alt code (CP437) | Alt + 4 |
♦ vs look-alike characters
These characters look similar to ♦ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.
Symbols similar to ♦
Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full heart symbols collection.
♦ character properties
- Official Unicode name
- BLACK DIAMOND SUIT
- Also known as
- diamonds, diamond card symbol, black diamond suit
- Code point
- U+2666
- Unicode block
- Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
- General category
- Other symbol (So)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- Has an emoji form: ♦️ (add U+FE0F)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ♦ and ◆?
♦ (U+2666) is the playing-card suit and is narrower. ◆ (U+25C6) is a geometric shape used for bullets and diagrams.
What is the alt code for the diamond suit symbol?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 4 on the numeric keypad to get ♦. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 2666 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the diamond suit symbol on a Mac?
There is no single Option shortcut for ♦ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “diamond” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code for the diamond suit symbol?
Use the named entity ♦ or the numeric reference ♦ (hex ♦). All three display ♦ in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the diamond suit symbol?
♦ is U+2666, officially named BLACK DIAMOND SUIT, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).