tick marks

Lines showing increments

Tick marks are small lines or checks used to indicate items on a list, mark intervals on a scale, or show that something has been counted or verified.

On graphs and rulers, tick marks divide the axis into regular units.

When tallying, tick marks are grouped in sets of five—four vertical strokes crossed by a fifth diagonal line: She kept score with tick marks on a napkin.

checklist

checkbox

Toggleable selection indicator

enumeration · bullet · tally · count · verification · confirmation · inventory · register · list · sequence

measurement

graduation

Completing academic requirements formally

  • scaleMeasure of relative size
  • rulerOne who governs
  • caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter

micrometer · gauge · vernier · calibration · increment · interval · division · gradation · precision · accuracy

graphing

axis

Rotation reference line

increment · plot · chart · scale · label · gridline · origin · numerical · spacing · value

proofreading

markup

Added percentage for profit

edit · revision · amendment · copyediting · emendation · strikethrough · insertion · deletion · caret · stet

quotation

dialogue

Spoken exchange between parties

excerpt · passage · verbatim · quoted · attribution · punctuation · single quotes · double quotes · opening · closing

Categories
Opposites
labeling specificity

tick marksnumbers

Counting and calculation symbols

values · legends · annotations · gridlines

visual continuity

tick markscontinuous line

Mark made without lifting

gradient

Family

tick, ticks, ticked, ticking, ticker, mark, marks, marked, marking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G