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Printable tarot cheat sheet

All 78 tarot cards as keywords on one printable page: upright, reversed, yes or no and astrology. Print it, keep it next to your deck, and use the tarot card meanings pages when a keyword isn’t enough.

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Major Arcana

#	Card	Upright	Reversed	Yes/no	Rev.	Astrology
0	The Fool	new beginnings, trust, spontaneity	recklessness, hesitation, naivety	Yes	Maybe	Air · Air
1	The Magician	manifestation, skill, willpower	manipulation, scattered focus, untapped talent	Yes	No	Air · Mercury
2	The High Priestess	intuition, inner knowing, mystery	secrets, ignored instincts, withdrawal	Maybe	No	Water · Moon
3	The Empress	abundance, nurturing, creativity	smothering, creative block, self-neglect	Yes	Maybe	Earth · Venus
4	The Emperor	authority, structure, stability	rigidity, domination, control issues	Yes	No	Fire · Aries
5	The Hierophant	tradition, mentorship, shared values	rebellion, questioning rules, dogma	Maybe	No	Earth · Taurus
6	The Lovers	love, choice, union	misalignment, indecision, temptation	Yes	No	Air · Gemini
7	The Chariot	determination, willpower, momentum	loss of control, stalled progress, aggression	Yes	No	Water · Cancer
8	Strength	inner strength, courage, compassion	self-doubt, insecurity, anger	Yes	Maybe	Fire · Leo
9	The Hermit	solitude, soul-searching, inner wisdom	isolation, loneliness, withdrawal	Maybe	No	Earth · Virgo
10	Wheel of Fortune	luck, turning points, cycles	bad timing, setbacks, repeating patterns	Yes	No	Fire · Jupiter
11	Justice	fairness, truth, accountability	unfairness, dishonesty, avoiding responsibility	Maybe	No	Air · Libra
12	The Hanged Man	pause, surrender, new perspective	stalling, indecision, martyrdom	Maybe	Maybe	Water · Water
13	Death	endings, change, transition	resisting change, stagnation, clinging	No	Maybe	Water · Scorpio
14	Temperance	balance, moderation, patience	excess, imbalance, impatience	Yes	No	Fire · Sagittarius
15	The Devil	attachment, temptation, addiction	breaking free, release, reclaiming power	No	Yes	Earth · Capricorn
16	The Tower	sudden change, upheaval, revelation	avoided disaster, delayed collapse, inner upheaval	No	Maybe	Fire · Mars
17	The Star	hope, healing, renewal	discouragement, lost hope, burnout	Yes	Maybe	Air · Aquarius
18	The Moon	illusion, intuition, uncertainty	clarity returning, released fear, truth revealed	Maybe	Maybe	Water · Pisces
19	The Sun	joy, success, positivity	dimmed joy, temporary clouds, burnout	Yes	Yes	Fire · Sun
20	Judgement	awakening, calling, second chance	self-criticism, ignored calling, self-doubt	Yes	No	Fire · Fire
21	The World	completion, fulfillment, achievement	unfinished business, lack of closure, delays	Yes	Maybe	Earth · Saturn

Wands

#	Card	Upright	Reversed	Yes/no	Rev.	Astrology
22	Ace of Wands	inspiration, creative spark, new venture	delays, creative block, false start	Yes	Maybe	Root of the Powers of Fire
23	Two of Wands	planning, future vision, decisions	fear of change, playing it safe, poor planning	Yes	Maybe	Mars in Aries
24	Three of Wands	expansion, foresight, momentum	delays, obstacles, frustration	Yes	Maybe	Sun in Aries
25	Four of Wands	celebration, homecoming, harmony	tension at home, lack of support, transition	Yes	Maybe	Venus in Aries
26	Five of Wands	competition, conflict, rivalry	avoiding conflict, resolution, inner conflict	No	Maybe	Saturn in Leo
27	Six of Wands	victory, recognition, success	lack of recognition, ego, fall from grace	Yes	Maybe	Jupiter in Leo
28	Seven of Wands	standing your ground, perseverance, conviction	overwhelm, giving up, exhaustion	Yes	No	Mars in Leo
29	Eight of Wands	speed, momentum, swift action	delays, frustration, rushing	Yes	Maybe	Mercury in Sagittarius
30	Nine of Wands	resilience, persistence, boundaries	exhaustion, paranoia, defensiveness	Maybe	No	Moon in Sagittarius
31	Ten of Wands	burden, responsibility, overcommitment	delegating, release, collapse	No	Maybe	Saturn in Sagittarius
32	Page of Wands	enthusiasm, curiosity, exploration	distraction, impatience, lack of direction	Yes	Maybe	Earth of Fire
33	Knight of Wands	action, adventure, passion	recklessness, haste, frustration	Yes	No	Fire of Fire
34	Queen of Wands	confidence, warmth, determination	insecurity, jealousy, burnout	Yes	Maybe	Water of Fire
35	King of Wands	leadership, vision, entrepreneurship	impulsiveness, domineering, arrogance	Yes	Maybe	Air of Fire

Cups

#	Card	Upright	Reversed	Yes/no	Rev.	Astrology
36	Ace of Cups	new love, emotional opening, compassion	blocked feelings, holding back, emotional burnout	Yes	Maybe	Root of the Powers of Water
37	Two of Cups	mutual attraction, partnership, two-way connection	one-sided effort, miscommunication, broken trust	Yes	Maybe	Venus in Cancer
38	Three of Cups	friendship, celebration, community	overindulgence, gossip, feeling left out	Yes	Maybe	Mercury in Cancer
39	Four of Cups	apathy, boredom, missed opportunity	renewed interest, saying yes, accepting help	Maybe	Yes	Moon in Cancer
40	Five of Cups	grief, regret, disappointment	acceptance, moving on, forgiveness	No	Maybe	Mars in Scorpio
41	Six of Cups	nostalgia, childhood memories, reunion	clinging to memories, rose-tinted memories, growing up	Yes	Maybe	Sun in Scorpio
42	Seven of Cups	choices, wishful thinking, illusion	clarity, decision made, reality check	Maybe	Yes	Venus in Scorpio
43	Eight of Cups	walking away, seeking meaning, emotional departure	fear of leaving, staying too long, indecision	No	Maybe	Saturn in Pisces
44	Nine of Cups	wish fulfilled, contentment, satisfaction	unfulfilled wishes, smugness, overindulgence	Yes	Maybe	Jupiter in Pisces
45	Ten of Cups	family happiness, lasting love, harmony	family tension, broken harmony, unrealistic ideals	Yes	Maybe	Mars in Pisces
46	Page of Cups	sweet message, curiosity, creative spark	emotional immaturity, creative block, moodiness	Yes	Maybe	Earth of Water
47	Knight of Cups	romance, invitation, following the heart	broken promises, moodiness, unrealistic expectations	Yes	No	Fire of Water
48	Queen of Cups	compassion, intuition, empathy	emotional overwhelm, poor boundaries, codependence	Yes	Maybe	Water of Water
49	King of Cups	emotional balance, calm leadership, diplomacy	suppressed feelings, moodiness, emotional manipulation	Yes	Maybe	Air of Water

Swords

#	Card	Upright	Reversed	Yes/no	Rev.	Astrology
50	Ace of Swords	clarity, truth, breakthrough	confusion, misinformation, clouded judgment	Yes	Maybe	Root of the Powers of Air
51	Two of Swords	indecision, stalemate, difficult choice	decision made, lifting the blindfold, information overload	Maybe	Maybe	Moon in Libra
52	Three of Swords	heartbreak, grief, painful truth	healing, forgiveness, releasing pain	No	Maybe	Saturn in Libra
53	Four of Swords	rest, recovery, retreat	restlessness, burnout, resisting rest	Maybe	Maybe	Jupiter in Libra
54	Five of Swords	conflict, hollow victory, power struggle	making amends, reconciliation, walking away	No	Maybe	Venus in Aquarius
55	Six of Swords	moving on, transition, calmer waters	resisting change, unfinished business, stalled departure	Yes	Maybe	Mercury in Aquarius
56	Seven of Swords	deception, strategy, secrecy	coming clean, conscience, getting caught	No	Maybe	Moon in Aquarius
57	Eight of Swords	feeling trapped, self-limiting beliefs, overthinking	release, new perspective, taking back power	No	Yes	Jupiter in Gemini
58	Nine of Swords	anxiety, worry, sleepless nights	worry easing, reaching out, hope returning	No	Maybe	Mars in Gemini
59	Ten of Swords	painful ending, rock bottom, worst is over	recovery, slow rebuilding, resisting an ending	No	Maybe	Sun in Gemini
60	Page of Swords	curiosity, new ideas, eager learning	gossip, all talk, scattered thinking	Maybe	No	Earth of Air
61	Knight of Swords	ambition, speed, decisive action	recklessness, impatience, aggression	Yes	No	Fire of Air
62	Queen of Swords	honest clarity, independence, clear boundaries	coldness, bitterness, harsh criticism	Yes	No	Water of Air
63	King of Swords	intellectual authority, truth, fair judgment	manipulation, abuse of power, rigidity	Yes	No	Air of Air

Pentacles

#	Card	Upright	Reversed	Yes/no	Rev.	Astrology
64	Ace of Pentacles	new opportunity, job offer, financial start	missed opportunity, delayed start, poor planning	Yes	Maybe	Root of the Powers of Earth
65	Two of Pentacles	juggling priorities, balance, adaptability	overwhelm, overcommitment, dropped balls	Maybe	No	Jupiter in Capricorn
66	Three of Pentacles	teamwork, skilled work, collaboration	poor teamwork, sloppy work, unclear roles	Yes	No	Mars in Capricorn
67	Four of Pentacles	security, holding on, saving money	letting go, overspending, loosening control	Maybe	Maybe	Sun in Capricorn
68	Five of Pentacles	hardship, money worries, feeling left out	recovery, accepting help, rebuilding	No	Maybe	Mercury in Taurus
69	Six of Pentacles	generosity, giving and receiving, fair exchange	strings attached, one-sided giving, power imbalance	Yes	Maybe	Moon in Taurus
70	Seven of Pentacles	patience, long-term investment, assessment	impatience, wasted effort, frustration	Maybe	No	Saturn in Taurus
71	Eight of Pentacles	hard work, skill building, practice	perfectionism, cutting corners, boredom	Yes	Maybe	Sun in Virgo
72	Nine of Pentacles	independence, self-sufficiency, earned comfort	financial dependence, hollow success, overworking	Yes	Maybe	Venus in Virgo
73	Ten of Pentacles	legacy, family, long-term security	family conflict, inheritance disputes, financial instability	Yes	Maybe	Mercury in Virgo
74	Page of Pentacles	eager student, curiosity, learning a skill	procrastination, lack of focus, unrealistic plans	Yes	Maybe	Earth of Earth
75	Knight of Pentacles	reliability, hard work, routine	stagnation, boredom, stubbornness	Yes	No	Fire of Earth
76	Queen of Pentacles	nurturing, practical care, abundance	self-neglect, overgiving, smothering	Yes	Maybe	Water of Earth
77	King of Pentacles	wealth, stability, business success	greed, materialism, controlling	Yes	No	Air of Earth

Quick key: suits and numbers

Forget a card? Combine its suit with its number. The Five of Cups is a loss (Five) in feelings (Cups); the Knight of Pentacles is pursuit (Knight) of practical goals (Pentacles).

Suit	Element	Area of life
Wands	Fire	Action, drive and creativity
Cups	Water	Emotion, love and intuition
Swords	Air	Thought, truth and conflict
Pentacles	Earth	Work, money and the body

Rank	What it adds
Ace	a seed or fresh start in the suit
Two	a choice, balance or partnership
Three	early growth, teamwork, first results
Four	stability, rest or holding on
Five	conflict, loss or disruption
Six	recovery, harmony, give and take
Seven	testing, strategy, standing firm
Eight	movement, effort or feeling stuck
Nine	near completion, its peak or its pressure
Ten	the cycle finished, sometimes overloaded
Page	a learner or a message
Knight	action and pursuit, sometimes overdone
Queen	mastery turned inward: care, insight
King	mastery turned outward: leadership, control

Yes/no leans are traditional tendencies; sources differ on several cards. Reversed answers follow the reversal rule our readings use.

How to learn tarot with a cheat sheet

A cheat sheet is a set of training wheels. Use it to get unstuck, not to replace looking at the card. A good routine:

Look first. Before checking the table, say what you see in the card: who’s in it, what they’re doing, how it feels.
Check the keywords and pick the one that fits your question best. You don’t need all three.
Read it in its position. “Endings” in the past position is a door already closed; in the future position, it’s one you’re about to close.
Learn by suit. Each suit tells one story from Ace to Ten. Wands is a project, Cups a relationship, Swords a conflict, Pentacles a piece of work or money.

For practice, draw a daily card, try a three-card reading, or see the order of the Majors in Major Arcana in order.

Frequently asked questions

Can I download this tarot cheat sheet as a PDF?

Yes. Press “Print or save as PDF” and choose Save as PDF. It prints as a compact table of all 78 cards with upright and reversed keywords, yes or no answers and astrology.

How do I use a tarot cheat sheet while reading?

Keep it next to you, but read the card’s picture first and only then check the keywords. The keywords are a starting point; the position in the spread and the cards around it change the meaning.

What do the yes/no and reversed columns mean?

Yes/no is the card’s traditional lean when it’s upright. The reversed column shows the answer when the card is upside down. A reversal usually softens or delays the upright answer, but a few cards turn the other way: the Devil and the Four of Cups both lean yes when reversed.

What do the card numbers mean?

The Major Arcana keep their traditional numbers, 0 to 21. The Minor Arcana are numbered 22 to 77 in deck order (Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles, each from Ace to King), which is how some apps and decks count. See tarot card numbers.

How long does it take to learn all 78 tarot cards?

Most people know the Major Arcana within a few weeks and the full deck within a few months if they read regularly. Drawing a daily card and writing one line about it is the quickest way to learn.