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A horse's head, standing for the knight.
Also known as: Horse
The knight is drawn as a horse's head. It is the only piece that jumps over others, moving in an L: two squares one way and one square at right angles. Written N in algebraic notation, because K is taken.
Denotes the knight, written N in FIDE algebraic notation. It is the only piece that may leap over intervening pieces.
Encoded at U+2658 in the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block.
Contexts: Software
Written N rather than K because the king already claims that letter — the one place in the notation where the abbreviation does not match the name's first letter.
A stylised horse's head on an arched neck, rising from a circular base and facing to one side.
Both are minor pieces of roughly equal value, and which is stronger depends on the position rather than on the rules.