161:, e.g. in the United Kingdom), but otherwise usually indicates "no", incorrectness, or failure. One of the earliest usages of a check mark as an indication of completion is on ancient Babylonian tablets "where small indentations were sometimes made with a stylus, usually placed at the left of a worker's name, presumably to indicate whether the listed ration has been issued."
153:) is a mark (✓, ✔, etc.) used in many countries, including the English-speaking world, to indicate the concept "yes" (e.g. "yes; this has been verified", "yes; that is the correct answer", "yes; this has been completed", or "yes; this applies"). The
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The check mark is a predominant affirmative symbol of convenience in the
English-speaking world because of its instant and simple composition. In other language communities, there may be different conventions.
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As a verb, to check (off) means to add such a mark. Printed forms, printed documents, and computer software (see
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737:
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20:
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is used instead of the check mark, and the X or ✓ mark are commonly used for wrong.
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596:
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27:
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1297:
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to indicate that an answer is incorrect, while "R", from the
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keyboard, it can be produced by striking lower-case
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625:(in Swedish). Vol. 5. Swedish Academy. 1917.
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415:SIGNWRITING MOVEMENT-WALLPLANE CHECK MEDIUM
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428:SIGNWRITING MOVEMENT-WALLPLANE CHECK LARGE
402:SIGNWRITING MOVEMENT-WALLPLANE CHECK SMALL
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251:) is used for approving a section or sum.
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16:Symbol often denoting 'yes' or 'correct'
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677:Unicode Character U+2713 Check Mark
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1672: ‹ ›
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1653: ' '
1649: “ ”
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337:BALLOT BOX WITH CHECK
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467:INVERSE CHECK MARK
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