What does ♠️ Spade Suit mean?
The black spade from a deck of playing cards. It is used for card games such as poker, bridge and Spades, and for card tricks, casinos and the ace of spades. It also turns up in the phrase “call a spade a spade”, meaning to speak plainly. Alongside ♥️, ♦️ and ♣️ it can decorate a poker night invite or a card-themed username.
♠️ Spade Suit is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about card and game.
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♠️ Spade Suit on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Spade Suit looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Spade Suit emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ♠️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :spades:.
When was the Spade Suit emoji added?
♠️ Spade Suit was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ♠️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Spade Suit. The underlying code (U+2660 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.