Meaning
This emoji depicts a small square checkbox with a bold checkmark inside, rendered in a clean, official style. The box is typically shown in a neutral gray or blue tone with a crisp black or white tick mark, resembling the checkboxes you'd see on a printed form or digital interface.
People use this to signal completion, approval, or confirmation—"task done!" It's the digital equivalent of physically ticking off items on a to-do list. You'll see it in messages like "Already watched that series ☑️" or as a way to confirm you've read and accepted something. In group chats, it often means "I'm in" or "counted." The checkbox vibe makes it feel more official and less emphatic than a simple checkmark.
It's particularly popular in productivity contexts and formal acknowledgments. Unlike the raw checkmark, this feels more like a UI element—something you're actually interacting with—which makes it perfect for confirming participation or status updates. The checkbox design has remained consistent across most platforms, keeping its clean, form-like appearance.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this symbol has become standard for indicating completed tasks and verified items across digital platforms.
Common Uses
- • Marking a task as complete
- • Confirming attendance or agreement
- • Showing that you've read/understood something
- • Verifying items on a list
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
This emoji is technically distinct from the checkmark (✔️) because it includes the box itself, making it feel more formal and bureaucratic—perfect for official confirmations, whereas the bare checkmark is better for casual approval.
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Platform Shortcodes
:ballot_box_with_check: :ballot_box_with_check: :ballot_box_with_check: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ☑ |
| HTML (hex) | ☑ |
| CSS | \2611 |
| JavaScript | \u2611 |
| Python | \U00002611 |
| Java | \u2611 |
| Perl | \x{2611} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{2611} |
| Punycode | xn--7ip |
| URL Encoded | %E2%98%91 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x98 0x91 |
☑️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | চেকের সাথে ব্যালট বক্স |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 勾选框 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 勾選 |
| Danish | afkrydsningsfelt med flueben |
| Dutch | vinkje in vak |
| English | check box with check |
| English (UK) | check box with check |
| Estonian | märgitud ruut |
| Finnish | punainen valintamerkki |
| French | case cochée |
| German | abgehaktes Kästchen |
| Hindi | चेक के साथ मतपत्र, मतपत्र |
| Hungarian | jelölőnégyzet pipával |
| Italian | riquadro con spunta |
| Japanese | チェックボックス |
| Korean | 체크박스 |
| Lithuanian | balsavimo laukelis su varnele |
| Malay | peti undi dengan tanda semak |
| Norwegian | boks med hakemerke |
| Polish | pole ze znacznikiem wyboru |
| Portuguese | caixa de seleção marcada com tique |
| Russian | галочка в квадрате |
| Spanish | casilla con marca de verificación |
| Spanish (Mexico) | casilla con marca de verificación |
| Swedish | kryssruta med bockmarkering |
| Thai | กล่องกาเครื่องหมายมีเครื่องหมายถูก |
| Ukrainian | клітинка з галочкою |
| Vietnamese | hộp kiểm có dấu chọn |