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White Shogi Piece Symbol

☖ is the Unicode character “White Shogi Piece” (U+2616), used to represent a shogi piece in text.

U+2616

☖ is a single Unicode symbol commonly shown as a white shogi piece. You can copy it for games, diagrams, or UI labels. It also has standard escapes for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

White Shogi Piece Symbol Meaning

☖ is the Unicode character named “WHITE SHOGI PIECE” (U+2616). It visually represents a white piece from shogi (Japanese chess) and is often used in plain-text boards, move lists, and game-related typography where richer graphics aren’t available. Because it’s a dedicated Unicode glyph, it works well for multilingual documents and cross-platform displays, assuming the font supports the character. In practice, you’ll typically use it alongside other shogi piece symbols to label or display game positions, tutorials, or accessibility-friendly text representations of gameplay.

Common uses

  • Labeling shogi board squares or piece types in text-based game UIs
  • Creating move lists and annotations for tutorials or guides
  • Designing shogi-themed icons, badges, or UI counters for “white” pieces
  • Building accessible, copyable shogi notation in chat and documentation
  • Embedding the symbol in web content that doesn’t rely on images

Examples

☖ White Shogi Piece

  • “Move: ☖ to 7g”
  • “Captured pieces: ☖”
  • “White to play: ☖”
  • “Square e4 contains ☖”
  • “Diagram key: ☖ = White shogi piece”

Variations

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Technical codes

UnicodeU+2616
HTML Entity☖
HTML Code☖
CSS\2616

FAQ

What does the White Shogi Piece symbol mean?

☖ is the Unicode character named “WHITE SHOGI PIECE” (U+2616). It visually represents a white piece from shogi (Japanese chess) and is often used in plain-text boards, move lists, and game-related typography where richer graphics aren’t available. Because it’s a dedicated Unicode glyph, it works well for multilingual documents and cross-platform displays, assuming the font supports the character. In practice, you’ll typically use it alongside other shogi piece symbols to label or display game positions, tutorials, or accessibility-friendly text representations of gameplay.

What Unicode character is ☖?

☖ is “WHITE SHOGI PIECE” with Unicode code point U+2616.

How can I copy ☖ into my document?

Copy the character directly from this page, or insert it by using the HTML/CSS/JavaScript escapes listed on the symbol page.

Does ☖ always display the same everywhere?

The character is standardized as U+2616, but the exact appearance can vary by font support on a given device.

Where is ☖ commonly used?

It’s typically used in text-based shogi boards, move lists, diagrams, and UI labels that represent a white shogi piece.

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