check marks
Signs of correctness
Check marks are small marks (✓) indicating verification, completion, or approval.
You put a check mark next to items on a list as you finish them, or beside correct answers on a test.
In digital interfaces, check marks appear in boxes to show selected options.
Also called ticks, especially in British English.
- approveFormally accept or authorize
- final approvalAuthorization that concludes review
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- validateConfirm as true
confirm · quality control · authenticate · sign-off · checklist · tick box · glyph · endorse · indicator · signifier · authorize · agree · completion · annotation · correct · red pen · acknowledge · to-do list
- typographic ornamentsdingbats, flourishes, swashes, filigree, arabesques
- text symbolsemoticons, emoji, kaomoji, smileys, arrows
- hashinghash, hash code, digest, fingerprint, collision
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D
- scoresscore, points, scores, point, high score
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
approval/completion indicators
check markscrosses
Intersecting line pairs
strikethroughs · strikeouts · minus signs · demerits · question marks