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Check Box With Check ☑️

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Symbols Other Symbols

Codepoint U+2611
Shortcode :ballot_box_with_check:
Version Emoji 0.6

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.

Keywords

ballot box check checked done off tick

Appears in Topics

Related Emoji

Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :ballot_box_with_check:
Slack :ballot_box_with_check:
Discord :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