U+2713 · Other symbol
HTML entity
✓
LaTeX
\checkmark
Check Mark Symbol ✓
✓ is check mark. Write it in HTML as ✓ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2713 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ✓ | |
| HTML decimal | ✓ | |
| CSS | \2713 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2713} | |
| Python | \U00002713 | |
| Java / C# | \u2713 | |
| Rust | \u{2713} | |
| Swift | \u{2713} | |
| PHP | \u{2713} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9C%93 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 93 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2713 | |
| Base64 | 4pyT | |
| Decimal | 10003 | |
| HTML entity | ✓ | |
| LaTeX | \checkmark | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
Will ✓ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ✓ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ✓ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ✓ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Nearby in Dingbats
Zapf Dingbats, encoded character for character: ornamental stars, crosses, check marks, scissors and pointing hands. The check marks and crosses here are the ones most often pasted into documents and spreadsheets.
How to type ✓
| Windows | Type 2713 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “check mark” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2713, press Enter |
| HTML | ✓ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ✓ check mark symbol?
- On Windows, type 2713 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2713. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ✓?
- Check Mark is U+2713, written in HTML as ✓ and in LaTeX as \checkmark. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ✓?
- Check Mark is filed under Other symbol in the Dingbats block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.