How to type ♦
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2666.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ♦.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2666 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black diamond suit” and double-click ♦.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ♦ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ♦ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ♦ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ♦ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2666, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2666, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “black diamond suit”.
Codes for ♦
| Unicode | U+2666 |
|---|---|
| Official name | BLACK DIAMOND SUIT |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ♦ |
| HTML hex | ♦ |
| CSS | content: "\2666"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2666" |
| Python | "\u2666" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A6 |