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In [[playing cards]], a '''suit''' is one of several [[Category|categories]] into which the cards of a deck are divided.

== Description ==

Most often, each card bears one of several [[Pip (playing cards)|pips]] (symbols) showing to which suit it belongs.

The suit may alternatively or additionally be indicated by the color printed on the card.

The [[rank]] for each card is determined by the number of pips on it.

Ranking indicates which cards within a suit are better, higher or more valuable than others, whereas there is no order between the suits unless defined in the rules of a specific card game.

Unless playing with multiple decks, there is exactly one card of any given rank in any given suit.

A deck may include special cards that belong to no suit, often called jokers.

== See also ==

* [[Card game]]
* [[French playing cards]]
* [[Playing card]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suit_(cards) Suit (cards)] @ Wikipedia

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