Chess Symbols Explained

Blockname:Chess Symbols
Rangestart:1FA00
Rangeend:1FA6F
Script1:Common
Symbols:Chess symbols
Xiangqi symbols
11 0:14
12 0:84
Note:[1] [2]

Chess Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for fairy chess and related notations beyond the basic Western chess symbols in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, as well as symbols representing game pieces for xiangqi (Chinese chess).[3]

Block

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Chess Symbols block:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  3. Book: The Unicode Standard, Version 12.0 . Chapter 22: Symbols . Unicode, Inc . March 2019 . Mountain View, CA . 978-1-936213-22-1 .