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Tick (checkmark)

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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:

SymbolXHTML entityName
✓ 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)
Last updated: 06-01-2005 19:03:25
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