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Heavy Check Mark (✔)

The heavy check mark ✔ is Unicode U+2714, a bold, high-contrast check mark used to indicate task completion and approval. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+2714
HTML
✔
Word
2714 Alt+X

How to type the heavy check mark (✔)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ✔ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. In Word or Outlook, type 2714 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  2. Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “heavy check mark”.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for heavy check mark and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2714.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2714, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Copy ✔ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;heav. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. Copy ✔ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 2714, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2714 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “heavy check mark” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(10004) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ✔ or ✔ in your HTML.

What does ✔ mean?

The heavy check mark ✔ (Unicode name HEAVY CHECK MARK, U+2714) is a bold, high-contrast version of the classic tick mark. Originating in the famous ITC Zapf Dingbats series designed by Hermann Zapf in 1977, it was digitized and incorporated into Unicode 1.1 in 1993.

Unlike the thinner regular check mark ✓, the heavy check mark maintains strong visual clarity even at small font sizes, on low-resolution displays, and in dense text tables. It is frequently employed across project management dashboards, software installation wizards, digital forms, and grading sheets to confirm that requirements have been met without ambiguity. In user interfaces, it provides an assertive visual signal that a step or action succeeded.

Common uses

  • Task lists and dashboards: verifying completed actions with high visibility
  • Installation wizards: confirming prerequisites and dependencies
  • Table comparison charts: marking supported features against missing ones
  • Form validation: signaling that entered information satisfies requirements

Heavy Check Mark codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ✔. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+2714
HTML decimal✔
HTML hex✔
CSS contentcontent: "\2714";
JavaScript"\u2714"
Python"\u2714"
Python (by name)"\N{HEAVY CHECK MARK}"
Java / C#"\u2714"
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C 94
UTF-162714
URL encoded%E2%9C%94

✔ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ✔ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
Check Mark
U+2713		Check mark (U+2713), standard stroke weight rather than bold.
Ballot Box with Check
U+2611		Ballot box with check (U+2611), enclosed within an outline square.
White Heavy Check Mark
U+2705		White heavy check mark (U+2705), renders as an emoji button with green background.

Symbols similar to ✔

Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full check mark symbols collection.

✔ character properties

Official Unicode name
HEAVY CHECK MARK
Also known as
bold check mark, heavy tick, thick check mark
Code point
U+2714
Unicode block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
Other symbol (So)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
Has an emoji form: ✔️ (add U+FE0F)

Frequently asked questions

When should I use ✔ instead of ✓?

Use ✔ when you need the symbol to stand out clearly against surrounding text or in small table cells where a thin stroke might blur.

How do I type ✔ on Windows?

Hold Alt and type 10004 using Alt+X in Microsoft Word (type 2714 and press Alt + X), or copy the character directly from this page.

Is there an alt code for the heavy check mark?

No. ✔ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 2714 then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the heavy check mark on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ✔ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “heavy check mark” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the heavy check mark?

✔ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ✔ or ✔, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the heavy check mark?

✔ is U+2714, officially named HEAVY CHECK MARK, in the Dingbats block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).