Chess Rook black outline icon
Chess rook piece with crenellated castle top and wide base
About the Chess Rook black outline icon
The rook from a chess set, drawn front-on: a battlement top with three square notches, a narrow collar, a body that widens as it falls, and a stepped base. It reads instantly as strength and defense, which makes it useful for board game apps, chess tutorials and puzzle sites, strategy slides, tournament posters and club badges.
Vertical symmetry and the notched crown carry the recognition, so the shape survives being scaled down to list-item size. Line it up with the pawn, knight, bishop, queen and king icons in the chess set for a matching row, and keep at least 24 px so the crenellations stay distinct.
This is the black outline version of the chess rook icon: even, monoline strokes that stay crisp at small sizes and suit clean, minimal interfaces, wireframes and light backgrounds.
Download it free as a scalable SVG vector or transparent-background PNG in seven sizes (16 to 512px), copy the SVG code straight into your project, or open it in the free online editor to change colors, apply gold, silver, neon and gradient styles, animate it, or convert it to EPS, PDF and DXF.
Free for personal and commercial use with attribution.
