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Spade Symbol (♠)

The spade symbol ♠ is Unicode U+2660, the spade suit from playing cards. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 6 on Windows.

Unicode
U+2660
HTML
♠
Windows
Alt + 6

How to type the spade symbol (♠)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ♠ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. Hold Alt and type 6 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
  2. In Word or Outlook, type 2660 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  3. Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “spade”.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for spade and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2660.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2660, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Open the emoji keyboard and search for “spade” to insert ♠️, the colour emoji. For the plain text ♠, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ♠ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;spad. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. In Gboard, tap the emoji key and search for “spade” to insert ♠️. For the plain text ♠, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ♠ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 2660, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2660 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “spade” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(9824) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ♠ or ♠ in your HTML.

What does ♠ mean?

♠ is the spade, the highest-ranking suit in bridge and the suit of the famous ace of spades. The shape comes from the French card suits (pique, a pike head), not from a garden spade. It is a very old computer character: the IBM PC included it, which is why Alt + 6 still types ♠ on Windows. Its HTML entity is ♠.

Common uses

  • Poker hands and bridge bidding: 4♠
  • Card game rules and tutorials
  • Designs and usernames

Spade 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 pointU+2660
HTML entity (named)♠
HTML decimal♠
HTML hex♠
CSS contentcontent: "\2660";
JavaScript"\u2660"
Python"\u2660"
Python (by name)"\N{BLACK SPADE SUIT}"
Java / C#"\u2660"
LaTeX\spadesuit
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 A0
UTF-162660
URL encoded%E2%99%A0
Alt code (CP437)Alt + 6

♠ 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.

CharNameWhen to use it
White Spade Suit
U+2664		White spade suit, the outline version.
Playing Card Ace of Spades
U+1F0A1		Playing card ace of spades, a whole card from the Playing Cards block.
Spade suit
U+2660 U+FE0F		The emoji form, drawn black on a light tile on some phones.

Symbols similar to ♠

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♠ character properties

Official Unicode name
BLACK SPADE SUIT
Also known as
spade suit, black spade, spades
Code point
U+2660
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 alt code for the spade symbol?

Hold Alt and type 6 on the numeric keypad to get ♠. Alt + 5 gives ♣, Alt + 4 ♦ and Alt + 3 ♥.

What is the alt code for the spade symbol?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 6 on the numeric keypad to get ♠. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 2660 then Alt + X in Word.

How do I type the spade 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 “spade” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the spade symbol?

Use the named entity ♠ or the numeric reference ♠ (hex ♠). All three display ♠ in every browser.

What is the Unicode for the spade symbol?

♠ is U+2660, officially named BLACK SPADE SUIT, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).