Spade suit emoji meaning

The spade suit emoji is inspired by the spades symbol found in traditional playing cards. It is shaped like an upside-down heart with a small stem at the bottom, resembling a pointed leaf. This emoji is commonly associated with card games and is often used to represent the spade suit in a deck of cards. Beyond its connection to games, it can symbolize topics like luck, strategy, challenges, or even mystical themes, depending on how it is used in conversation. Its design and meaning are part of the broader imagery of playing cards, which have been popular for centuries in various cultures.

The spade suit emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/14093