Check marks, ticks and crosses
Need a tick ✓ or a cross ✗? This page has every check mark and cross symbol: light ticks ✓, heavy ticks ✔, ballot boxes ☐ ☑ ☒, crosses ✗ ✘, emoji like ✅ ❌ ❎, and ready-made lines such as “✓ done” and “✗ not yet”.
Tap any symbol to copy it and paste it into a to-do list, a form, a spreadsheet, a comparison table, a message or a status update.
Check mark and cross symbols
- ✓ Check mark: A light tick for clean lists.
- ✔ Heavy check mark: A bold tick that stands out.
- ✅ Check mark button: A green emoji tick for chats.
- ☐ ☑ ☒ Ballot boxes: Empty, ticked and crossed checkboxes.
- ✗ ✘ Ballot X: Light and heavy crosses.
- ❌ ❎ Cross mark emoji: Red and green cross emoji.
- 🗸 🗴 Light tick and cross: Extra-thin options for minimal designs.
Make a to-do list in plain text
You do not need a special app to make a checklist. Write each task on a new line with ☐ in front. When a task is done, swap it for ☑ or ✓. For example: “☑ Buy groceries”, “☑ Pay bills”, “☐ Call mum”. This works in WhatsApp, Notes, email, Google Docs and anywhere else you can type.
In meeting notes or group chats, ✅ and ❌ make it easy to see what is confirmed and what is cancelled at a glance.
Ticks and crosses in tables
Comparison tables look much clearer with symbols. Use ✓ for features a plan includes and ✗ for features it does not. Because these are text characters, they line up neatly in Excel, Google Sheets, Word tables and web pages. Many businesses use them on pricing pages and product sheets.
Which check mark should I use?
For documents and spreadsheets, the light ✓ or heavy ✔ text symbols look professional and print well. For chats and social posts, the green ✅ emoji is brighter and easier to see. For forms and checklists, ballot boxes ☐ and ☑ look like real checkboxes. If you need a matching pair, use ✓ with ✗ or ✔ with ✘.
Typing a tick on your keyboard
In Word you can type a tick by choosing the Wingdings font and pressing Shift + P, but it changes back if the font changes. On a Mac, Option + V types √, which looks similar but is a square root. Copying ✓ from here is simpler and always gives you the real check mark character that works in every font.
Status lines for teams and projects
Ready-made lines like “✓ done”, “✗ not yet” and “☐ to do” make status updates quick to read. Project teams use them in Slack, Teams and email to show progress, and teachers use them for homework lists. You can copy a whole line from this page, then edit the words to fit your task.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type a check mark ✓?
- Copy ✓ from this page and paste it. It works in Word, Excel, Google Docs, email and chat apps.
- What is the difference between ✓ and ✅?
- ✓ is a text tick that follows your font colour. ✅ is a green emoji button drawn by your device.
- How do I make a checkbox in text?
- Use ☐ for an empty box and ☑ or ☒ for a ticked or crossed box.
- Can I use check marks in Excel?
- Yes. Paste ✓ or ✗ into cells, or use them with conditional formatting to mark status.
- Is √ a check mark?
- No. √ is the square root sign. It looks similar, but ✓ is the real check mark.
- What does ❎ mean?
- ❎ is a cross mark button. It is often used to mean no, wrong or closed, in a green box style.