Check mark button Emoji

Symbols

A vibrant green square featuring a thick, bold white check mark. It mimics the look of a physical button on a digital interface used to confirm an action or signal that an item has been completed.

Usage Context

This emoji is the gold standard for saying 'yes,' 'approved,' or 'done.' You will see it used to confirm that a task is finished, to verify account status, or to show agreement in a chat. It feels much more affirmative and final than a simple 👍 or ✔️.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the check mark button emerged as part of the emoji set designed to bring graphical user interface elements to messaging platforms. Its green color was specifically chosen to contrast with the red ❌, providing users with a quick visual cue for binary choices like 'go' versus 'stop.'

Details

Glyph

✅

Unicode

U+2705

Shortcode

:emoji_u2705:

HTML Entity

✅

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory other-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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