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Black Chess Rook

Unicode
U+265C
Symbol Sets
Crowns and Chess Pieces
HTML Entity
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CSS
\265C
The Black Chess Rook symbol represents the classic chess piece typically designed to look like a fortified castle tower. Originally added to Unicode to help render digital chessboards and algebraic notation, it is widely used in text-based games and strategy discussions. Online, you'll often see it used metaphorically to represent strong defenses, solid foundations, or strategic planning.

How to Type

Windows
In Word: type 265C, then press Alt + X. Other apps have no standard Windows shortcut for it — copy it from this page
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search 'rook'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 265c
HTML
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In Programming

In software development, this symbol is frequently used in command-line interfaces and text-based graphics to visually represent the state of a chessboard.

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Tags

black black castle chess black rook copy paste black rook symbol board game castle castle tower chess piece chess chess piece text character chess rook unicode fortified tower symbol piece rook rook chess notation solid foundation metaphor strategic planning symbol strong defense symbol

Related Symbols

♔ White Chess King ♕ White Chess Queen ♖ White Chess Rook ♗ White Chess Bishop ♘ White Chess Knight ♙ White Chess Pawn ♚ Black Chess King ♛ Black Chess Queen ♝ Black Chess Bishop ♞ Black Chess Knight ♟ Black Chess Pawn ☖ White Shogi Piece