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How to Type Check Mark & Checkbox Symbols [✓ ✔ ☑ ☑︎ ☐ ✅ ❌] on Your Keyboard

The check mark symbol (✓) and checkbox symbols (☑, ☑︎, ☐) are used everywhere:

  • To mark tasks as done
  • To show yes / no or correct / incorrect
  • To tick or untick checkboxes in forms and lists

In this guide you’ll learn all the common ways to type or insert:

  • Check marks: ✓ ✔ 🗸 ✅
  • Checkboxes: ☑ ☑︎ ☐ ☒ 🗹
  • Cross / X alternatives: ✗ ✘ ❌ ❎ 🗴

…on Windows, Mac, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, phones, and websites.


Quick Reference – Check Marks & Checkboxes

1. Click to copy symbols

Click any check mark or checkbox symbol below to copy it, then paste into Word, Excel, Google Docs, email, or any other app.