What's the history behind the joker print on wild cards?

Question

I heard the print resembles jesters back in the middle ages. If so, were they suppose to be like clowns back in those decades?

Answer 1

The suggestion that the Joker in the standard deck of playing cards evolved from the tarot Fool is appealing and often repeated. The Joker first appeared in the US around 1850, probably for playing either Poker or Euchre. Although it is possible that whoever invented the Joker had seen a tarot deck and liked the Fool card

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Answer 2

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