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Playing cards in Unicode

Okay kiddo, have you ever played with a deck of cards with pictures of kings, queens and jacks? These cards are a lot of fun to play with and can be used for different games. Now, instead of just having pictures, there are special computer symbols that represent these cards.

What do I mean by computer symbols? Well, there's something called Unicode, which is a code that computers use to represent different characters, like letters and numbers. This means that every character has a specific number that the computer can understand.

So, Unicode also has symbols that represent playing cards. There are symbols for every card in a deck, including the suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) and the faces (kings, queens, jacks, aces, and numbers).

For example, the symbol for the Ace of Spades is "🂡". It's a little picture of a spade with the number one on it. And the symbol for the Jack of Hearts is "🂺". It's a little picture of a heart with a J on it.

These symbols can be used in different computer programs like online games or even on social media. So, now you can play card games online using these Unicode symbols instead of traditional cards.

I hope this helped you understand a little bit about playing cards in Unicode!