How to Type a Check Mark ✓

Choose a check mark or a checkbox

The plain check mark ✓ is Unicode U+2713. A heavy check mark ✔, a ballot box with check ☑, and a check mark button ✅ are separate characters. Choose the plain mark when you want the surrounding text style to determine its appearance, while remembering that fonts can still draw it differently.

Copying a check mark inserts text. It does not create an interactive checkbox that someone can tick or untick. If you are building a form, use your document editor's checkbox control for that behavior and use symbols only where a static mark is appropriate.

Insert the exact character

In Word for Windows, type 2713, select those digits, then press Alt + X. This is a Unicode conversion command, not a numeric-keypad Alt code. Do not assume that holding Alt while typing 2713 produces the same result in another application.

The library currently has no source-verified Windows Alt sequence for this plain check mark. You can copy it directly or use a supported picker. In Excel, =UNICHAR(10003) returns ✓ as text. It does not return a Boolean TRUE value, so formulas and filters should treat the displayed mark as text unless you explicitly design another rule.

Avoid font-dependent substitutions

A letter entered in a symbol font can resemble a check mark while retaining the underlying letter's code point. Changing fonts, copying to another application, or exporting plain text may reveal that letter again. Copying the actual Unicode mark avoids that particular substitution problem.

If the destination displays an empty box, the selected font may not include the check mark. Choose a suitable symbol font or another supported font. If the mark becomes a colored icon, check whether you selected an emoji variant instead of ✓.

Can I use it on a phone?

Yes: copy the mark from this page and paste it into an app that accepts Unicode text. Its final style depends on that app and your device. For a different visual effect, use the related symbols below rather than adding invisible characters to guess at a presentation style.