Check Mark Symbol (✓) - Copy and Paste

What is a check mark?

A check mark is the little hook-shaped stroke that says “yes, this one’s done.” It started life as a quick pen flick on paper lists and now sits in checkboxes, exam papers and verified badges all over the screen.

In text, it’s just a character. That means you can paste it into a message, a spreadsheet cell or a page title without images or special fonts.

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What are the checkmark symbols?

There are dozens, but they fall into four families. Pick the family first, then the weight you like.

Ticks

Plain strokes in light and heavy weights. Good inline with text.

Crosses

The “no” partners of ticks, for rejected or missing items.

Ballot boxes

Empty, ticked or crossed squares that read like a form.

Emoji

Full-colour buttons. They look the same in chats and posts.

How to use the checkmark symbols

Copy, then paste

Tap a symbol above, switch to your app and paste. Done.

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✔ Charge phone
☐ Book taxi

Match the mood

Light ticks feel calm. Heavy ones shout. Emoji pop in chats.

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Pair it with a cross

Ticks and crosses side by side make instant comparisons.

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Where are the check symbols used?

To-do lists

Tasks, packing lists, meeting notes.

Pricing tables

Feature lines in plan comparisons.

Chats and posts

Quick “got it” or “approved” replies.

Forms and surveys

Printed forms and ballot-style choices.

Grading

Marking answers right or wrong.

Verified badges

Signals an account or item is genuine.

A tick doesn’t mean “right” everywhere

Marking habits change by country, so check the local convention before you use ticks on shared work.

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Most English-speaking countries
Yes, correct, approved.

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Sweden and Norway
In school marking, often means incorrect.

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Finland
Stands for “wrong” (väärin).

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Japan and Korea
A circle means correct. Ticks and crosses can mean wrong.

How to type the check symbols

Copy and paste is the fastest route. If you’d rather type, here’s how it works on each system.

Windows

Open the emoji and symbol picker:

Win+.

Or hold Alt and type the code on the number pad:

Alt+10003✓

Mac

Open the Character Viewer and search “check mark”:

Ctrl+Cmd+Space

Word

Type the Unicode value, then convert it:

2705Alt+X✅

Or use Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, pick the Wingdings font and choose character 252 or 254.

On a website

Write the HTML entity, or a CSS escape in a stylesheet:

<span>&#10003;</span>
.done::before { content: "\2713"; }

Linux and phones

On Linux, type Unicode directly:

Ctrl+Shift+U2713Enter

On iOS and Android, search “check” in the emoji keyboard for the green ✅ and its relatives.

What are the alt codes for check marks?

Each symbol has a Unicode value (hex) and a matching decimal number. The decimal is what you type with Alt on Windows, and it’s the number inside an HTML entity.

Name	Unicode	Alt code
Check mark	`U+2713`	`10003`
Heavy check mark	`U+2714`	`10004`
Light check mark	`U+1F5F8`	`128504`
Ballot X	`U+2717`	`10007`
Heavy ballot X	`U+2718`	`10008`
Multiplication X	`U+2715`	`10005`
Heavy multiplication X	`U+2716`	`10006`
Empty ballot box	`U+2610`	`9744`
Ballot box with check	`U+2611`	`9745`
Ballot box with X	`U+2612`	`9746`
Ballot box with bold check	`U+1F5F9`	`128505`
White circle	`U+25CB`	`9675`
Large circle	`U+25EF`	`9711`
Medium white circle	`U+26AA`	`9898`
Green check button	`U+2705`	`9989`
Red cross mark	`U+274C`	`10060`
Cross mark button	`U+274E`	`10062`
Hollow red circle	`U+2B55`	`11093`
Hundred points	`U+1F4AF`	`128175`
White flower	`U+1F4AE`	`128174`
Ballot box with ballot	`U+1F5F3`	`128499`

Alt codes above 255 only work in some Windows apps. If one doesn’t, use Alt+X in Word or copy the symbol from the tool.