In Finnish, ✓ stands for väärin, i.e., "wrong", due to its similarity to a slanted v. It is common in Swedish schools for a ✓ to indicate that an answer is incorrect, while "R", from the Swedish rätt, i.e., "correct", is used to indicate that an answer is correct. In other language communities, there are different conventions. The check mark is a predominant affirmative symbol of convenience in the English-speaking world because of its instant and simple composition.
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Printed forms, printed documents, and computer software (see checkbox) commonly include squares in which to place check marks. 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." Īs a verb, to check (off) or tick (off) means to add such a mark.
in the United Kingdom), but otherwise usually indicates "no", incorrectness, or failure. The x mark is also sometimes used for this purpose (most notably on election ballot papers, e.g. "yes this has been verified", "yes that is the correct answer", "yes this has been completed", or "yes this applies").
A check mark ( American English), checkmark ( Philippine English), tickmark ( Indian English) or tick ( Australian, New Zealand English, and British English) is a mark (✓, ✔, etc.) used, primarily in the English-speaking world, to indicate the concept "yes" (e.g.
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