What does ✅ mean?
Green check mark button: done, approved, correct. A favourite for to-do lists and approvals.
Its official Unicode name is WHITE HEAVY CHECK MARK and its CLDR short name is "check mark button" (in Hungarian: "vastag fehér pipa"). It belongs to the Symbols group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- ✓
- button
- check
- checked
- checkmark
- complete
- completed
- done
- fixed
- mark
In Hungarian: jel, kész, pipa
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ✅ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+2705. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- WHITE HEAVY CHECK MARK
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- vastag fehér pipa
- English name (CLDR)
- check mark button
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Symbols · other symbol
- Length
- 1 code point · 3 bytes in UTF-8 · 1 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :white_check_mark:
Related emojis
- Hollow red circle
- Check box with check
- Check mark
- Cross mark
- Medical symbol
- Recycling symbol
- Fleur-de-lis
- Trident emblem
Frequently asked questions
What does the ✅ emoji mean?
Green check mark button: done, approved, correct. A favourite for to-do lists and approvals.
How do I type the ✅ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "✓".
When was the ✅ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.