Diamonds is one of the four suits found in playing cards. In Bridge, it ranks third highest of the four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades), above Clubs, but below Hearts. It is typically associated with wealth or riches.

Origin and meaning of the symbol

The symbol was first used on French playing cards, made in Rouen and Lyon in the 15th Century (around the time when playing cards are mass-produced by the use of woodcuts). The French name for the symbol is carreaux ‘window glasses; floor tiles’. The meaning is probably the latter one: Lyon was well known for its production of floor tiles - and the Icelandic word for the symbol is still tigull ‘(floor) tile’. (Iceland had an early import of French playing cards, first recorded in 1521.)

In England and Spain has the symbol been recognized as a diamond.

German suits: small bells () .

Italian suits (and Tarot): coins.

Сodes of symbol

Unicode —U+2666 and U+2662:

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HTML — ♦ and &diams;:

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Example cards