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📅 Updated:2026-07-13
🕒 Created:2011-08-19
🆔 ID:2411
Description
A playing card refers to a special card used in playing card games and gambling.
The most common type of playing card and the most likely to be encountered on e621 is the international (French) 52-card deck or one of its variants (which are often only distinguishable by the number of cards used in the deck; an example is the pinochle deck which uses two copies each of 24 cards to make a total of 48 cards).
Other varieties include various non-fortune telling variants of tarot cards, Spanish/Italian-suited decks, German-suited decks, Swiss-suited decks and so on.
thumb #4792907 – Tarot Nouveau
thumb #4792907 – Tarot Nouveau
thumb #5277632 – German suits
thumb #5274841 – Spanish suits
International (French) Cards
- 2-10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace in the following four suits:
- ♣ – clubs_(suit)
- ♦ – diamonds_(suit)
- ♥ – hearts_(suit)
- ♠ – spades_(suit)
- 0, 1, 2 or more jokers, usually distinguishable by color
- A tarot deck adds the knight rank between jack and queen, 21 permanent trumps and one Fool, but may remove other ranks
- Traditionally, clubs and spades are colored black while diamonds and hearts are colored red, but other combinations are possible, such as green clubs and blue diamonds or green spades and yellow diamonds.
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[table]
[tr][th]Ace of Clubs[/th]
[th]Ace of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Ace of Hearts[/th]
[th]Ace of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Two of Clubs[/th]
[th]Two of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Two of Hearts[/th]
[th]Two of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Three of Clubs[/th]
[th]Three of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Three of Hearts[/th]
[th]Three of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Four of Clubs[/th]
[th]Four of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Four of Hearts[/th]
[th]Four of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Five of Clubs[/th]
[th]Five of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Five of Hearts[/th]
[th]Five of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Six of Clubs[/th]
[th]Six of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Six of Hearts[/th]
[th]Six of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Seven of Clubs[/th]
[th]Seven of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Seven of Hearts[/th]
[th]Seven of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Eight of Clubs[/th]
[th]Eight of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Eight of Hearts[/th]
[th]Eight of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Nine of Clubs[/th]
[th]Nine of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Nine of Hearts[/th]
[th]Nine of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Ten of Clubs[/th]
[th]Ten of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Ten of Hearts[/th]
[th]Ten of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4300967[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Jack of Clubs[/th]
[th]Jack of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Jack of Hearts[/th]
[th]Jack of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4337256[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Knight of Clubs[/th]
[th]Knight of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Knight of Hearts[/th]
[th]Knight of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4748212[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Queen of Clubs[/th]
[th]Queen of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Queen of Hearts[/th]
[th]Queen of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4772466[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]King of Clubs[/th]
[th]King of Diamonds[/th]
[th]King of Hearts[/th]
[th]King of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #6542531
Joker[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Ace of Clubs[/th]
[th]Ace of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Ace of Hearts[/th]
[th]Ace of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Two of Clubs[/th]
[th]Two of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Two of Hearts[/th]
[th]Two of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Three of Clubs[/th]
[th]Three of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Three of Hearts[/th]
[th]Three of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Four of Clubs[/th]
[th]Four of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Four of Hearts[/th]
[th]Four of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Five of Clubs[/th]
[th]Five of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Five of Hearts[/th]
[th]Five of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Six of Clubs[/th]
[th]Six of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Six of Hearts[/th]
[th]Six of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Seven of Clubs[/th]
[th]Seven of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Seven of Hearts[/th]
[th]Seven of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Eight of Clubs[/th]
[th]Eight of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Eight of Hearts[/th]
[th]Eight of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Nine of Clubs[/th]
[th]Nine of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Nine of Hearts[/th]
[th]Nine of Spades[/th][/tr]
[tr][th]Ten of Clubs[/th]
[th]Ten of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Ten of Hearts[/th]
[th]Ten of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4300967[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Jack of Clubs[/th]
[th]Jack of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Jack of Hearts[/th]
[th]Jack of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4337256[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Knight of Clubs[/th]
[th]Knight of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Knight of Hearts[/th]
[th]Knight of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4748212[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Queen of Clubs[/th]
[th]Queen of Diamonds[/th]
[th]Queen of Hearts[/th]
[th]Queen of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #4772466[/th][/tr][/table]
[table]
[tr][th]King of Clubs[/th]
[th]King of Diamonds[/th]
[th]King of Hearts[/th]
[th]King of Spades[/th][/tr]
[/table]
[table][tr][th]thumb #6542531
Joker[/th][/tr][/table]
German Cards
- 6 (or more often 7)-10, Unter, Ober, King, Ace in the following four suits:
- ♦ – bells_(suit)
- ♥ – hearts_(suit) (shields_(suit) in Switzerland)
- ♠ – leaves_(suit) (roses_(suit) in Switzerland)
- ♣ – acorns_(suit)
- In most games the 10 is elevated to be between the ace and king in trick-taking power.
