Tick (checkmark)

A tick, check or checkmark is a mark (✓) used to indicate the concept "yes", for example "yes, this has been verified" or "yes, I agree". Its opposite is the cross (✗), although the cross can also be positive, for example in elections.

As a verb, to tick (off) or to check (off) means to add such a mark. It is quite common, especially on printed forms, printed documents, and computers, for there to be squares in which to place ticks.

Unicode provides various related symbols, including:

Symbol	XHTML entity	Name
✓	✓	CHECK MARK (tick)
✔	✔	HEAVY CHECK MARK (bold tick)
✗	✗	BALLOT X (cross)
✘	✘	HEAVY BALLOT X (bold cross)
☐	☐	BALLOT BOX (square)
☑	☑	BALLOT BOX WITH CHECK (square with tick)
☒	☒	BALLOT BOX WITH X (square with cross)

Categories: Symbols

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