On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, select the Symbol button, and then click More Symbols. Microsoft Word offers a pre-defined shortcut key for popular symbols such as checkmark, or X mark.ġ. The quicker way: creating a shortcut key: Type 274e or 274E (does not matter, uppercase or lowercase) and immediately press Alt+X Type 274c or 274C (does not matter, uppercase or lowercase) and immediately press Alt+X In Microsoft Word, you can use Unicode to insert any of the used symbols: Put the cursor at the place you will insert the checkbox symbol, and click Insert > Symbol. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, select the Symbol button, and then click More Symbols.: Please process following steps to insert checkbox symbol in Word. To open the Symbol dialog box, do the following:ġ. We strongly recommend avoiding misusing symbols see the appropriate tips to make perfect documents.Ī tick mark and X mark can be inserted in a document Word using several different ways: The standard way: using the Symbol dialog box: Square root symbol, or as a bullet for the The check mark symbol can also be mistakenly used in place of the
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Another symbol can be used instead of the checkmark, such as the O mark, the plus symbol +, the letter R, etc.
Note: Be careful when using these symbols in your document! In some countries, the check ✓ or ✗ mark is commonly used to indicate something wrong, incorrect.
The X mark symbol 🗴 (also known as a cross, cross-mark, x sign, ex symbol) is often used in documents as a sign of refusal, reject, to indicate the concept "no" or "wrong" or as an indicator of a completed task, a finished step, etc.