The "♠" emote, also known as the black spade emote, is a symbol used to represent the spade suit in a deck of playing cards. It is typically black in color and has a pointed shape with a stem at the bottom. The spade suit is one of four suits in a standard deck of cards, along with hearts, diamonds, and clubs. In card games such as poker, the spade suit is often considered the highest ranking suit. The black spade emote is commonly used in online communication, particularly in gaming and gambling contexts.