Black Spade Suit ♠

The Black Spade 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+2660 in the Universal Character Set.

The black spade suit (♠) is one of the four playing card suits. Spades is traditionally the highest-ranking suit in many card games. The symbol is used in card game documentation, gambling content, and decorative design. The spade shape has become a standalone symbol in fashion, military, and popular culture.

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 Spade 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 spade suit symbol in card game rules and documentation, casino and poker content, and decorative design. It pairs with ♥, ♦, and ♣ for the complete set of card suits. The filled version is used in most standard card decks.