Check mark symbols: ✓ vs ✔ vs ✅
(check mark, U2713) is the light text tick: it follows your font and colour, so it suits documents, spreadsheets and code. (heavy check mark, U2714) is the bold version; with the emoji selector it turns into , a dark tick on most phones.
(check mark button, U2705) is always an emoji: a white tick on a green square that reads as done, approved or yes at a glance. is a ticked checkbox, and (light check mark) and (box with a bold check) are typographic forms that some fonts draw more elegantly.
X mark and cross mark symbols
The opposite set: (ballot x) and (heavy ballot x) are the text crosses that pair with and ; and are multiplication-style crosses often used as close buttons. is the red cross mark emoji for wrong, no or cancelled, and is a cross on a green square, often used for "close" or "not applicable".
For forms and lists, the ballot boxes (empty), (ticked) and (crossed) make neat checkboxes in plain text: ☐ buy milk becomes ☑ buy milk once it's done.
How to type a check mark symbol in Word, Excel and on the keyboard
In Word, type 2713 and press AltX for (2714 for , 2717 for ). The classic alternative is the Wingdings 2 font, where ShiftP types a tick and ShiftO a cross, or Insert › Symbol › Wingdings, character code 252.
In Excel and Google Sheets, =UNICHAR(10003) returns , =UNICHAR(10004) and =UNICHAR(10007) — useful inside IF formulas. In PowerPoint, Insert › Symbol works the same as in Word.
On Windows, Win. opens the emoji panel (search "check"); Alt251 gives , which is a square root, not a real tick. On a Mac, press CtrlCmdSpace and search "check". In HTML, use ✓ or ✓.
Status symbols: traffic-light dots, warnings and badges
Project trackers use colour as shorthand: on track or online, at risk or away, blocked or offline — the red-amber-green (RAG) system. and the squares extend it, and the coloured squares are also what Wordle results are made of.
Next to them sit the other state markers: caution, not allowed, important, open question, in progress, time's up, locked, ℹ️ info, and the badges .
Symboler
100Klikk på et symbol for å kopiere det og åpne siden for det.
How to use them
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- and have been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993), inherited from the Zapf Dingbats font; the green arrived with emoji in Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
- The tick does not mean "correct" everywhere: in Japan teachers mark right answers with a circle and often use a tick-like stroke for wrong ones, and in Sweden a tick on a test traditionally marks an error.
- (white flower) comes from the Japanese "hanamaru" — the flower-shaped circle teachers draw on very good work.
- On paper ballots in the UK and many other countries, you vote by drawing an X in the box — so can mean "chosen" rather than "wrong".
Vanlige spørsmål
7How do I copy and paste a check mark symbol?
Click any tick on this page — — and it's copied. Paste it with CtrlV (CmdV on a Mac) into Word, Excel, chats or social posts.
How do I type a check mark symbol on the keyboard?
On Windows, press Win. for the emoji panel and search "check", or in Word type 2713 and press AltX. On a Mac, press CtrlCmdSpace and search "check". There is no single-key tick on standard keyboards.
How do I insert a check mark symbol in Word?
Type 2713 then AltX for , or go to Insert › Symbol, choose the Wingdings font and pick character code 252. With the Wingdings 2 font, ShiftP types a tick.
How do I add a check mark in Excel?
Use =UNICHAR(10003) for or =UNICHAR(10004) for , for example =IF(B2>=50,UNICHAR(10003),UNICHAR(10007)) to show or . You can also paste the symbol straight into a cell.
What does the green check mark emoji mean?
means done, approved, correct or yes. In work chats it usually confirms a task is finished; is a quieter version of the same.
What is the x mark symbol called?
is "ballot x", "heavy ballot x", "cross mark" and "heavy multiplication x". All of them read as wrong, no or close.
What is the checkbox symbol?
is the empty ballot box, the box with a check and the box with an x. They work in plain text, so you can build checklists anywhere.
