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How Many Diamonds are in a Deck of 52 Cards? (Standard Deck)

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How many diamonds in a deck of cards
How many Diamonds are in a deck of cards?

If you are new to cards or the basics of playing cards, you might not know how many Diamonds are in a deck of cards.

In this post, you will learn how many Diamonds are in a deck of cards, what those cards are, and you will find answers to other common questions.

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How Many Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

There are four suits in a standard deck of cards, Clubs, Hearts, Spades, and Diamonds.  For each of these four suits there are 13 card values.

This means, for Diamonds, there are 13 Diamond cards in a deck of 52 cards.

(If you are wondering why there might be 52 cards in a deck, check out How Many Cards in a Deck of Cards? Why this Number of Cards?)

13 Diamonds out of 52 cards
There are 13 Diamonds in a deck of 52 cards

Each suit has 13 value cards, and these value cards run Ace through King.  They are

  • Ace
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Nine
  • Ten
  • Jack
  • Queen
  • King

Learn more about how a deck of cards at A Deck of Playing Cards Explained.

What are all the Diamond Cards in a Deck?

Here is a list of all the Diamond cards in a card deck in order.  The 13 diamonds cards are:

  1. Ace of Diamonds
  2. Two of Diamonds
  3. Three of Diamonds
  4. Four of Diamonds
  5. Five of Diamonds
  6. Six of Diamonds
  7. Seven of Diamonds
  8. Eight of Diamonds
  9. Nine of Diamonds
  10. Ten of Diamonds
  11. Jack of Diamonds
  12. Queen of Diamonds
  13. King of Diamonds

What are the Chances of Picking a Diamond from a Deck?

Since there are 13 Diamond cards in a deck, and the total number of playing cards in a deck is 52, we can figure out the probability.

If you pick one card, one will have 13 chances to choose a diamond, out of a total of 52 possibilities.  This means that there will be a 13 out of 52 probability or chance of picking a diamond, or a 13/52 chance.

This can be simplified down to 1/4 or a 25% chance.

Learn more about a deck of cards probability at Deck of Cards Probability.

How Many Ace of Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

There is 1 Ace of Diamonds in a deck of cards.  Each suit gets one of each value from Ace through King.  This means that the Diamonds suit gets one ace.

(Learn more at How Many Aces are in a Deck of 52 Cards?)

How Many King of Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

There are four kings in a deck of cards, one for each suit.  This means there is one King of Diamonds in a deck of cards.

How Many 5 of Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

In each suit, there is one of each value of cards from Ace to King.  This means that there is only one 5 of Diamonds in a deck of cards.

How Many Red Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

All diamonds are red.  There are two different color suits in a deck.  There are red cards and black cards.  The red cards are all the diamonds and hearts.  The black cards are all the clubs and spades.

Since all the Diamonds are red, there are 13 red Diamonds in a deck of cards.

How Many Diamond Face Cards are in a Deck?

There are three Diamond face cards.  Every suit has exactly three face cards.  These three cards are the Jack, Queen, and King. (Learn more about face cards at What is a Face Card in a Deck of Cards?)

For the Diamond cards specifically, these are:

  1. Jack of Diamonds
  2. Queen of Diamonds
  3. King of Diamonds

(You can learn more about the Diamond face cards at How Many Diamond Face Cards are in a Deck of Cards?)

How Many Black Diamonds are in a Deck?

Since there is no such thing as a black diamond, there are zero black diamonds in a deck.  All diamonds are red-colored.  The only black cards are spades and clubs.

How Many Hearts and Diamonds are in a Deck of Cards?

There are 26 Hearts and Diamonds cards in a pack of cards.  This is because there are 13 Diamond cards and 13 Heart cards in a deck.  Together they make 26 total playing cards. Learn more at (How Many Red Cards are in a Deck of 52 Cards?)

13 Heart cards + 13 Diamond cards = 26 total cards

How Many Spade Cards are in a Deck?

There are 13 Spade Cards in a deck, since there are 13 cards in each suit.

See How Many Spades Are In a Deck of Cards?

Conclusion

We have learned that there are 13 diamonds in a deck of cards.

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