Card suit symbols

Copy ♠ with one tap or type it with Alt + 6.

Tap to copyBlack spade suit
U+2660

Card suit symbols and related symbols

8 symbols, each with its codes and shortcuts.

SymbolNameCodeHTMLWindowsMacLaTeX
Black spade suitU+2660♠Alt + 6\spadesuit
Black heart suitU+2665♥Alt + 3\heartsuit
Black diamond suitU+2666♦Alt + 4\diamondsuit
Black club suitU+2663♣Alt + 5\clubsuit
White spade suitU+2664♤
White heart suitU+2661♡\heartsuit
White diamond suitU+2662♢
White club suitU+2667♧

Meaning of ♠

The four French suits: spades ♠, hearts ♥, diamonds ♦ and clubs ♣. The outlined versions are the "white" suits.

Common uses: card games, magic tricks and decoration.

Unicode name
Black Spade Suit
Code point
U+2660
Windows
Alt + 6
Mac
Character Viewer

Typing ♠ on any device

Copy and paste

Click the big ♠ at the top. It copies instantly.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 6 on the number pad, then let go of Alt. In Word, type 2660 and press Alt + X. In other apps, the emoji panel (Windows key + .) has a symbols tab you can search.

Mac

No shortcut? Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer; search for black spade suit.

iPhone and Android

Phone keyboards rarely show ♠. Copy it once, then save it as a text shortcut (Settings, General, Keyboard on iPhone; Dictionary or Text shortcuts on most Android keyboards).

HTML

Use ♠ or ♠.

LaTeX

Use \spadesuit in math mode.

Questions people ask

How do I type ♠ on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 6 on the number pad. Mac users can find it in the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).

How do I type ♠ in Word?

Type 2660 and press Alt + X straight after it. Word turns the code into ♠.

What does ♠ mean?

The four French suits: spades ♠, hearts ♥, diamonds ♦ and clubs ♣. The outlined versions are the "white" suits.

Where is ♠ used?

Card games, magic tricks and decoration.

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Updated November 13, 2026