diff --git a/include/notcurses/ncseqs.h b/include/notcurses/ncseqs.h
index 818d003c9..1bb5027d7 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/ncseqs.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/ncseqs.h
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NCSEGDIGITS L"\U0001FBF0\U0001FBF1\U0001FBF2\U0001FBF3\U0001FBF4"\
                      "\U0001FBF5\U0001FBF6\U0001FBF7\U0001FBF8\U0001FBF9"
 
-// chess
-#define NCCHESSBLACK L"\u265f\u265c\u265e\u265d\u265b\u265a" // "♟♜♞♝♛♚"
-#define NCCHESSWHITE L"\u265f\u265c\u265e\u265d\u265b\u265a" // "♙♖♘♗♕♔"
+#define NCSUITSBLACK L"\u2660\u2663\u2665\u2666" // ♠♣♥♦
+#define NCSUITSWHITE L"\u2661\u2662\u2664\u2667" // ♡♢♤♧
+#define NCCHESSBLACK L"\u265f\u265c\u265e\u265d\u265b\u265a" // ♟♜♞♝♛♚
+#define NCCHESSWHITE L"\u265f\u265c\u265e\u265d\u265b\u265a" // ♙♖♘♗♕♔
+#define NCDICE       L"\u2680\u2681\u2682\u2683\u2684\u2685" // ⚀⚁⚂⚃⚄⚅
+#define NCMUSICSYM   L"\u2669\u266A\u266B\u266C\u266D\u266E\u266F" // ♩♪♫♬♭♮♯
 
 // argh
 #define NCBOXLIGHT  "┌┐└┘─│"