A standard tarot deck has 78 cards.

Quick Scoop

  • Most commonly: 78 cards total.
  • Structure:
    • 22 Major Arcana (big life themes and turning points).
* 56 Minor Arcana (four suits covering everyday situations).
  • Each Minor Arcana suit usually has 14 cards: Ace–10 plus Page, Knight, Queen, King.

Are there decks with more or fewer cards?

  • Some modern tarot decks add extra cards (like bonus majors or alternate versions of a card), so you might see 79–81+ cards in the box.
  • A few readers keep the bonus cards in their working deck; others remove them and read with the classic 78.
  • Oracle and similar decks are different systems and can range roughly from about 30 to 80 cards, with no fixed structure.

TL;DR

If you’re asking “how many tarot cards are there” in a regular deck, the accepted answer is 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana + 56 Minor Arcana.

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