The title compound, C(17)H(12)N(2), comprises a norbornane unit having a dicyanona-phthalene ring fused on one side. Both cyano groups are twisted slightly out of the plane of the naphthalene ring system [C-C-C-C torsion angle = 1.9 (2)°]. In the crystal, inversion-related mol-ecules are linked by pairs of weak C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming dimers.