U+2617

Black shogi piece☗

Black shogi piece is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Games & Dice. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "japanese", "chess", "game".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2617
Decimal
9751
Hex
0x2617
Octal
0o23027

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2617
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK SHOGI PIECE
DecimalBase 109751
HexadecimalBase 160x2617
OctalBase 80o23027
BinaryBase 20010011000010111
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☗
HTML entity (hex)☗
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2617
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%97

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2617
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2617
Python\u2617
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2617

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 97
UTF-16 (BE)2617
UTF-32 (BE)00002617

How to type Black shogi piece

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2617 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2617 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2617. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black shogi piece".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2617, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ☗ in HTML, \2617 in CSS, and \u2617 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK SHOGI PIECE
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Black shogi piece symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ☗ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Black shogi piece?

Black shogi piece is U+2617 (decimal 9751, hexadecimal 0x2617, octal 0o23027). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Black shogi piece?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK SHOGI PIECE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Black shogi piece?

Use ☗ or ☗. In CSS, use content: "\2617".

How do I type Black shogi piece in code?

JavaScript: "\u2617". Python: "\u2617". JSON and Java: "\u2617". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 97.

Is Black shogi piece an emoji?

No. Black shogi piece is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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