U+2657

White bishop

White bishop 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 "chess", "piece", "game".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2657
Decimal
9815
Hex
0x2657
Octal
0o23127

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2657
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE CHESS BISHOP
DecimalBase 109815
HexadecimalBase 160x2657
OctalBase 80o23127
BinaryBase 20010011001010111
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: "…"\2657
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%99%97

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2657
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2657
Python\u2657
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2657

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 99 97
UTF-16 (BE)2657
UTF-32 (BE)00002657

How to type White bishop

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2657 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2657 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2657. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White bishop".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2657, 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, \2657 in CSS, and \u2657 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE CHESS BISHOP
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 White bishop 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 White bishop?

White bishop is U+2657 (decimal 9815, hexadecimal 0x2657, octal 0o23127). 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 White bishop?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "WHITE CHESS BISHOP". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for White bishop?

Use ♗ or ♗. In CSS, use content: "\2657".

How do I type White bishop in code?

JavaScript: "\u2657". Python: "\u2657". JSON and Java: "\u2657". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 99 97.

Is White bishop an emoji?

No. White bishop 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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