Ballot Box vs Check Mark
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Property Comparison
| Property | ☐ 2610 | ✓ 2713 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ballot Box | Check Mark |
| Category | Check Marks | Check Marks |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols | Dingbats |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2610 | 2713 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2610 | U+2713 |
| HTML Decimal | ☐ | ✓ |
| HTML Hex | ☐ | ✓ |
| CSS | \2610 | \2713 |
| JavaScript | \u{2610} | \u{2713} |
| Python | \u2610 | \u2713 |
| UTF-8 | e2 98 90 | e2 9c 93 |
How to Distinguish
Both Ballot Box and Check Mark are in the Check Marks category but reside in different Unicode blocks. Check the codepoint to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.