Black Chess Bishop Rotated Ninety Degrees 🨒
🨒 (U+1FA12) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Black Chess Bishop Rotated Ninety Degrees is part of the Symbols family (block: Chess Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: BLACK CHESS BISHOP ROTATED NINETY DEGREES depicts a chess bishop rotated ninety degrees. In chats or forums, use it to indicate a bishop piece or to mark a chess move in a game log. In puzzles, stories, or brainstorming, it can symbolize strategy, planning, or a key role similar to a bishop’s path. In user interfaces or apps, it may serve as a bishop icon for chess features, game modes, or instructional content. When writing, rely on surrounding text to convey the intended meaning and avoid ambiguity. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so colors and details may change. For accessibility, ensure the text around the emoji clearly expresses the idea. Cross‑platform rendering may differ, and screen readers should describe the symbol in plain language.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FA12 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1FA12 - General Category:
So - Age:
12.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Chess Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A8 92 - UTF-16:
D83E DE12 - UTF-32:
0001FA12 - HTML dec:
🨒 - HTML hex:
🨒 - JS escape:
\u{1FA12} - Python \N{}:
\N{BLACK CHESS BISHOP ROTATED NINETY DEGREES} - Python \U:
\U0001FA12 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A8%92 - CSS escape:
\1FA12
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1FA12 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🨒 (hex) or 🨒 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.