Chess symbols in Unicode

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Chess symbols are part of Unicode. Instead of using images, one can represent chess pieces by symbols that are defined in the Unicode character set. This makes it possible to:

• Use figurine algebraic notation, which replaces the letter that stands for a piece by its symbol, e.g. ?c6 instead of Nc6. This enables the moves to be read independent of language (the letter abbreviations of pieces in algebraic notation vary from language to language).
• Produce the symbols using a text editor or word processor rather than a graphics editor.

In order to display or print these symbols, one has to have one or more fonts with good Unicode support installed on the computer, and the document (Web page, word processor document, etc.) must use one of these fonts.

Video Chess symbols in Unicode

Unicode codepoints and HTML

Chess symbols are part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block.

Maps Chess symbols in Unicode

Chessboard

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References

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External links

• http://js1k.com/2010-first/demo/750 Playable chess in 1024 bytes of javascript. Entry in JS1k competition by Óscar Toledo G. Usage of Unicode Chess symbols enables a playable design and keep the code less than 1024 bytes.

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