Check Mark Symbol ✓ Copy and Paste

Which check mark to use

✓ (U+2713, check mark) is the plain one. It takes the color of the text around it, which makes it the safest choice for documents, spreadsheets, and web pages. ✔ (U+2714, heavy check mark) is the bolder version of the same idea. ✅ (U+2705) is an emoji, so it shows as a colored button that looks different on every phone and computer, which is fine in a chat and odd in a formal document.

☑ puts the check inside a box, and ☐ is the empty box to pair it with when you're making a checklist by hand. For the opposite answer, ✗ and ✘ match the plain and heavy check marks, while ❌ and ❎ are their emoji versions. √ is the square root sign. It looks like a check in some fonts, but screen readers and search treat it as math, so pick ✓ instead.

If a symbol shows as a box

A box or a question mark means the font on that device has no drawing for the character. 🗸 and 🗹 are the most likely to fail, because few fonts include them. ✓ and ✔ are in almost every font. On a web page, don't rely on a check mark alone to show that something passed or failed: a screen reader may read the symbol's name or skip it, so put a word such as "Done" next to it.