How Many Non-Face Cards are in a Deck of 52 Cards?

In this post I’ll answer the question, How many non-face cards are in a deck of 52 cards?  As well as some other related questions about non-face cards in a standard deck of cards.

Table of Contents

• What are Non-Face Cards?
• How Many Non-Face Cards are in a Deck of 52 Cards?
• What is a Non-Face Card Called?
• What is the Probability of Getting a Non-Face Card in a Deck of Cards?
• What are All the Non-Face Cards in a Deck of Cards?
• Final Thoughts

What are Non-Face Cards?

The non-face cards are all the cards that are not specifically face cards in a deck.  Since the face cards are the Jacks, Queens, and Kings (think of them as all the cards with faces on them), the non-face cards are all the cards except for the Jacks, Queens, and Kings in a deck.

This ends up being all the number cards, including the Ace, which represents the number 1 in a deck.  These number cards are the Ace through 10, and in order are the:

• Aces
• Twos
• Threes
• Fours
• Fives
• Sixes
• Sevens
• Eights
• Nines
• Tens

How Many Non-Face Cards are in a Deck of 52 Cards?

There are 40 non-face cards in a deck of 52 cards.  This is because there are four suits in a deck, (the Spades, Clubs, Hearts and Diamonds), and each of these suits gets one of each of the number cards, or non-face cards.  There are 10 number cards, Ace through ten, and since each of the 4 suits gets 1 of each of these 10 cards, then 4 x 10 gives a total of 40 cards.

You can also look at it from the fact that there are 12 face cards in a deck.  So that means 52-12=40.  So out of 52 total cards, if 12 of them are face cards, that leaves 40 cards that are not face cards, or non-face cards.

What is a Non-Face Card Called?

Non-face cards are usually called spot cards.  This is because on the card, its value is represented by the same number of spots, or “pips” in the center of the card.

So, for example, a Two of Clubs, has two small pictures of clubs (pips) in the center of the card.  The Three of Hearts has three pips (small hearts) in the center of its card.  And so on for all the number cards.

What is the Probability of Getting a Non-Face Card in a Deck of Cards?

The probability of getting a non-face card from a deck of 52 cards, would be 40/52, or 10/13.

This is because there are 40 non-face cards that can be possibly chosen, out of a total of 52 cards.

Learn more about why this is at Deck of Cards Probability Explained.

What are All the Non-Face Cards in a Deck of Cards?

Here are all the non-face cards in a deck of 52 cards.

1. Ace of Hearts
2. Two of Hearts
3. Three of Hearts
4. Four of Hearts
5. Five of Hearts
6. Six of Hearts
7. Seven of Hearts
8. Eight of Hearts
9. Nine of Hearts
10. Ten of Hearts
11. Ace of Diamonds
12. Two of Diamonds
13. Three of Diamonds
14. Four of Diamonds
15. Five of Diamonds
16. Six of Diamonds
17. Seven of Diamonds
18. Eight of Diamonds
19. Nine of Diamonds
20. Ten of Diamonds
21. Ace of Spades
22. Two of Spades
23. Three of Spades
24. Four of Spades
25. Five of Spades
26. Six of Spades
27. Seven of Spades
28. Eight of Spades
29. Nine of Spades
30. Ten of Spades
31. Ace of Clubs
32. Two of Clubs
33. Three of Clubs
34. Four of Clubs
35. Five of Clubs
36. Six of Clubs
37. Seven of Clubs
38. Eight of Clubs
39. Nine of Clubs
40. Ten of Clubs

Final Thoughts

We’ve learned that there are a total of 40 non-face cards in a deck.  These are cards are all the number cards from Ace through Ten in each of the four suits.  These non-face cards are also called spot cards.  And the probability of drawing a non-face card from a deck of cards would be 10/13.