Suit and rank
The card face is the front side of a playing card, showing its rank and suit—the side you read to know what you're holding.
It contrasts with the card back, which has a uniform pattern hiding the card's identity.
In tarot and collectible card games, the face displays artwork and game information: The card face showed a rare holographic design.
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Suit and rank
The card face is the front side of a playing card, showing its rank and suit—the side you read to know what you're holding.
It contrasts with the card back, which has a uniform pattern hiding the card's identity.
In tarot and collectible card games, the face displays artwork and game information: The card face showed a rare holographic design.
Related — poker (Hearth implement for coals); deck (Ship's flat surface); suit (Matched formal garments); king · queen · jack · joker · ace · hearts · spades · diamonds · clubs · pip
CARD ORIENTATIONcard face ≠ card back Concealed side of playing piece
VISIBILITY/CONCEALMENT IN PLAYcard face ≠ face down Challenge directly, or inverted; facedown · hole card
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/card_face