A smaller, labeled collection for names, clans and profiles: crowns, swords, arrows, stars, hearts, chess pieces and text frames. Copy the character, then test it in the destination field.
Compatibility first: these are assigned Unicode characters, but that does not mean every game accepts them in an account name. A game can filter characters, a field can have a strict alphabet, and a device can render the same character differently.
Crowns & rank
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
♔WHITE CHESS KINGU+2654
♕WHITE CHESS QUEENU+2655
♚BLACK CHESS KINGU+265A
♛BLACK CHESS QUEENU+265B
★BLACK STARU+2605
☆WHITE STARU+2606
Battle & danger
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
⚔CROSSED SWORDSU+2694
☠SKULL AND CROSSBONESU+2620
†DAGGERU+2020
‡DOUBLE DAGGERU+2021
⚡HIGH VOLTAGE SIGNU+26A1
☢RADIOACTIVE SIGNU+2622
Arrows & direction
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
←LEFTWARDS ARROWU+2190
↑UPWARDS ARROWU+2191
→RIGHTWARDS ARROWU+2192
↓DOWNWARDS ARROWU+2193
↔LEFT RIGHT ARROWU+2194
⇒RIGHTWARDS DOUBLE ARROWU+21D2
Hearts, suits & identity
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
♥BLACK HEART SUITU+2665
♡WHITE HEART SUITU+2661
♠BLACK SPADE SUITU+2660
♦BLACK DIAMOND SUITU+2666
☯YIN YANGU+262F
☮PEACE SYMBOLU+262E
Separators & marks
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
•BULLETU+2022
·MIDDLE DOTU+00B7
※REFERENCE MARKU+203B
✦BLACK FOUR POINTED STARU+2726
✧WHITE FOUR POINTED STARU+2727
✓CHECK MARKU+2713
Chess pieces
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
♜BLACK CHESS ROOKU+265C
♝BLACK CHESS BISHOPU+265D
♞BLACK CHESS KNIGHTU+265E
♟BLACK CHESS PAWNU+265F
♖WHITE CHESS ROOKU+2656
♘WHITE CHESS KNIGHTU+2658
Text frames
Use one or two characters around a readable core instead of stacking many symbols.
《LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKETU+300A
》RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKETU+300B
「LEFT CORNER BRACKETU+300C
」RIGHT CORNER BRACKETU+300D
【LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKETU+3010
】RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKETU+3011
Simple name-frame examples
These are visual examples only, not claims that a particular game will accept the characters.
♛Shadow♛
⚔Nova⚔
★Viper★
「Ghost」
♡Luna♡
♞Knight♞
Use symbols without losing the name
Keep a plain core: start with the spelling you want people to recognize, then add a small frame.
Count the extra characters: every symbol can consume space in a field's limit even when it looks small.
Verify in the real field: copying successfully from this page does not prove the game or platform accepts the character.
Keep a plain backup: account recovery, search and friend sharing are easier when you still know the undecorated spelling.
For a broader non-gaming collection, use the symbol library. For the vendor-specific Apple keyboard mark, see the separate Apple logo compatibility page because U+F8FF is a Private Use Area code point, not an ordinary assigned Unicode symbol.
No. They are real Unicode characters, but games can restrict account names to a smaller character set or filter individual symbols. Test the exact candidate in the current name-edit field.
Why does a copied symbol show as a box?
The receiving font or device may not have a glyph for that character, or the app may substitute or filter it. Common assigned Unicode symbols are generally safer than vendor-specific private-use characters, but there is no universal guarantee.
Are these symbols the same as emoji?
Most characters on this page are text symbols. Some Unicode characters can have text or emoji-style presentation depending on the platform, so size and appearance can still vary.
Should I put many symbols in one username?
Usually no. A short frame around a readable core is easier to recognize, type, search and share, and it uses fewer characters from a destination's limit.