Insert the Black Chess King ♚ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.
Black Chess King ♚symbol is useful for users that want to represent the chess piece as a symbol, rather than an image. Or perhaps as general symbol of royalty?
See also Black Chess Queen ♛ symbol or White Chess Queen ♕ symbol
How Black Chess King ♚ looks in different fonts.
Here’s some examples of how Black Chess King ♚ looks in common Office fonts.
Black Chess King ♚ codes
These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the Black Chess King or ♚
Decimal: 9818 Hex: 265A
Web: ♚ or ♚
(web codes aren’t used in Microsoft Office, we’ve included them for the sake of completeness.)
Word and Outlook
The Black Chess King ♚ sign does NOT have an inbuilt shortcut in Word.
Use the standard Word Alt + X symbol shortcut 265A + Alt + X
Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert | Symbols | Symbol and look for the Black Chess King symbol.
Windows
In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the Black Chess King ♚ character into any program, but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters.
Alt + 9818
Window 11 Emoji Panel
The Windows 11 Emoji Panel does not have the Black Chess King symbol♚.
Windows Character Map
The Windows Character Map accessory in all Windows releases.
Character Map has a search feature, something missing from the Insert | Symbol in Office.
MacOS and Office for Mac inserting characters
On a Mac, to enter the Black Chess King ♚ symbol:
- Command + Control + Spacebar shortcut to open the Character Viewer.
- Search for “ Black Chess King “ and the Viewer should find the symbol you need.
Despite the name Character Viewer, the Apple system tool will also insert characters into any program, including Office for Mac.
Trademark ™ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Identical To ≡ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
All the left pointing hand symbols in Word and Office
Black Chess Queen ♛ symbol in Word, PowerPoint and Office
White Chess Queen ♕ symbol in Word, PowerPoint and Office
