White Chess Rook
White Chess Rook has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ♖
- Unicode
- U+2656
About this symbol
The rook takes its name from the Persian rukh, the chariot of the older game, not from the bird. It is drawn as a castle tower, which is why many players call it a castle.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- WHITE CHESS ROOK
- Type
- Symbol
- Unicode block
- Miscellaneous Symbols
- Unicode group
- Chess symbols
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
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