Black Club Suit ♣

The Black Club Suit character (♣) is a standard HTML entity defined in the HTML specification. In HTML source code, it can be written using the named entity reference ♣, the decimal numeric character reference ♣, or the hexadecimal numeric reference ♣. The character is assigned Unicode code point U+2663 in the Universal Character Set.

The black club suit (♣) is one of the four playing card suits. The club shape is derived from the acorn in Germanic card decks and the trefoil in French decks. It is used in card game documentation, gambling content, and as a decorative or lucky symbol.

Symbol entities encompass a wide variety of special characters used in legal disclaimers, intellectual property notices, typographic ornaments, card suit indicators, and miscellaneous notation throughout web content. These characters appear in website footers for copyright notices, product pages for trademark symbols, academic papers for dagger footnote markers, and decorative or gaming contexts for card suits and stars.

When deciding how to encode the Black Club Suit character in your HTML documents, the named entity ♣ is generally the most readable choice for developers reviewing or maintaining source code. The decimal form ♣ and hexadecimal form ♣ are equally valid alternatives that work in contexts where named entities may not be supported, or when generating HTML output programmatically from server-side code. All three representations produce identical visual output in every modern web browser.

Use the club suit symbol in card game rules and documentation, casino and poker content, and decorative design. It completes the four-suit set with ♠, ♥, and ♦. The club shape is also used in some Irish and Celtic decorative contexts.