Chapter 19: Icons Chess
1. What is the “Icons Chess” Page?
It’s a specialized reference list showing only the chess piece and board icons from Font Awesome 5 free edition.
These icons represent the classic chess pieces (king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, pawn) plus the chessboard itself. They’re perfect for:
- Chess club websites or apps
- Online chess game UIs (leaderboards, player profiles)
- Blog posts about chess strategies, tournaments, or history
- Educational sites teaching chess to kids
- Gaming sections or puzzle pages
- Fun “checkmate” buttons or “your move” indicators
- Tabletop gaming themes (overlaps a bit with Tabletop Gaming category)
In Font Awesome 5 free, this category is small and focused — exactly 7 icons (all solid fas style). No fancy variants like filled/outline or animated pieces in free v5 (those came later in Pro or v6+). But these 7 are clean, recognizable, and used everywhere for chess-related designs.
2. Main Free Chess Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)
Here they are — straight from the table:
- Chess (generic chess piece silhouette – often a pawn or knight) <i class=”fas fa-chess”></i>
- Chess Bishop (the pointy bishop hat) <i class=”fas fa-chess-bishop”></i>
- Chess Board (full 8×8 chessboard pattern) <i class=”fas fa-chess-board”></i>
- Chess King (crowned king piece) <i class=”fas fa-chess-king”></i>
- Chess Knight (horse head – the famous L-mover) <i class=”fas fa-chess-knight”></i>
- Chess Pawn (small soldier pawn) <i class=”fas fa-chess-pawn”></i>
- Chess Queen (crowned queen with coronet) <i class=”fas fa-chess-queen”></i>
- Chess Rook (castle tower) <i class=”fas fa-chess-rook”></i>
That’s the complete free list — unicode codes like for fa-chess, for king, for knight, etc.
3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Chess Icons
Example 1: Chess Club Header (very common for community sites)
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<!-- FA5 CDN in <head> --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.4/css/all.min.css"> <div style="text-align: center; padding: 40px; background: #212121; color: white; border-radius: 12px;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-king" style="font-size: 6rem; color: #ffc107; margin-bottom: 15px;"></i> <h1>Hyderabad Chess Club</h1> <p><i class="fas fa-chess-board" style="margin-right: 8px; color: #4caf50;"></i> Weekly Tournaments • All Levels Welcome</p> </div> |
Example 2: Player Profile Card (chess app style)
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<div style="border: 1px solid #bdbdbd; padding: 25px; max-width: 350px; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center; background: #f5f5f5;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-queen" style="font-size: 5rem; color: #e91e63; margin-bottom: 15px;"></i> <h3>Grandmaster Priya</h3> <p><i class="fas fa-chess-knight" style="color: #673ab7; margin-right: 8px;"></i> Rating: 2200 Elo</p> <button style="background: #673ab7; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; border: none; border-radius: 6px;"> Challenge Me </button> </div> |
Example 3: “Your Move” Notification (game UI)
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<div style="background: #fff3e0; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; text-align: center; font-size: 1.3rem;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-pawn" style="font-size: 3rem; color: #ff9800; margin-right: 15px;"></i> <strong>Your Move!</strong> It's white's turn – make it count! </div> |
Example 4: Chess Piece Legend / Tutorial List
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<ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0; font-size: 1.2rem;"> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-king" style="color: #212121; margin-right: 10px;"></i> King – The most important piece</li> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-queen" style="color: #e91e63; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Queen – Most powerful</li> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-rook" style="color: #795548; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Rook – Castle moves</li> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-bishop" style="color: #673ab7; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Bishop – Diagonal only</li> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-knight" style="color: #ff5722; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Knight – L-shape jump</li> <li><i class="fas fa-chess-pawn" style="color: #4caf50; margin-right: 10px;"></i> Pawn – First line of defense</li> </ul> |
Example 5: Chess Board Showcase
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<div style="font-size: 5rem; text-align: center; color: #424242;"> <i class="fas fa-chess-board"></i> <p style="font-size: 1.2rem; margin-top: 10px;">8×8 Classic Chessboard</p> </div> |
4. Teacher Tips for Chess Icons
- Colors — Black (#212121) or white (#fff) for pieces; gold (#ffc107) for king/queen to highlight importance; board-friendly grays/browns (#795548).
- Size — These icons shine big (fa-5x, fa-6x) on game boards, profiles, or headers.
- Combine — Pair with Games/Tabletop Gaming (dice, dice-d6), Sports (trophy), or Hands (hand-rock-paper for fun).
- Accessibility — Add aria-label=”White’s turn – chess king icon” for screen readers in games.
- Upgrade note — In Font Awesome 6/7, more chess variants (chess-clock, chess-pawn-alt) appeared — upgrade for advanced chess apps.
Summary – Quick Recap
Icons Chess = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free chess icons like chess-king ♔, chess-queen ♕, chess-rook ♖, chess-bishop ♗, chess-knight ♘, chess-pawn ♙, chess-board ⬛⬜, and generic chess. Perfect for chess clubs, online games, tutorials, blogs, or any chess-themed project.
Clear now? Want me to:
- Build a full “Chess Club” mini-page demo with these pieces?
- Show how to make a simple chess piece animation (rotate knight)?
- Compare FA5 vs newer versions (more chess stuff)?
- Or next one like “Icons Childhood”?
Just tell teacher — your move! ♟️♔♕🚀
