Playing Cards, Dominoes, Dice and Chess
A full deck of playing cards, every domino tile, six dice faces and a complete set of chess pieces all exist as individual Unicode characters, added mainly so game notation and typography could avoid custom icon fonts.
The playing card block even includes a face-down card back and joker, useful for game interfaces built entirely in text. None of these have a Windows Alt code.
Questions
Does Unicode include every playing card?
Yes, all 52 cards plus jokers and a card back, each as its own character.
Is there an Alt code for a chess piece symbol?
No. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value.
Are the domino characters oriented a specific way?
Yes, Unicode defines both horizontal and vertical domino tile sets as separate characters.
Is there a character for a face-down domino?
Yes. This set includes a dedicated tile-back character for both horizontal and vertical dominoes, alongside the full run of numbered tiles.
Why does the playing card set include a card back as well as all 52 faces?
A card back lets text represent a face-down or unknown card, which comes up often in card game notation and puzzles.