How to write checkmark in latex

Question

I want to put some checkmarks inside table cells.

I have put a cross sign using $\times$ but I really don't know how to write a checkmark in latex.

I used \usepackage{bbding} package and \checkmark but it doesnt work,

if it is \checkmark, it shows nothing

if it is \Checkmark, it shows a !

an example source code: (there is an additional cls file IEEEtran.cls : mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/IEEEtran/IEEEtran.cls)

    \documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}

    \ifCLASSINFOpdf
       \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
       \DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.jpeg,.png,.eps}
    \else
       \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
       \DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.eps}
    \fi



    \usepackage{lscape}
    \usepackage{subfigure}
    \usepackage{dingbat}

    \begin{document}

    \title{0000}

    \author{\IEEEauthorblockN{00000}}


    \maketitle


    \begin{abstract}
    \end{abstract}

    \IEEEpeerreviewmaketitle

    \section{0000}
    ffffffffffff \Checkmark


    \begin{thebibliography}{1}

    \end{thebibliography}

    \end{document}

It should be \Checkmark - i.e. first letter capitalised. Do the other symbols listed in the bbding manual work? — Chris H, Sep 11 '13 at 14:18
Both {dingbat & \checkmark} and {bbding & \Checkmark} work when plugged into your MWE for me, so I'm thinking installation issues, or some subtlety of your system. — Chris H, Sep 11 '13 at 14:53
Alternatively, you can use \ding{51} from pifont. See X mark to match checkmark. — Werner, Sep 11 '13 at 15:12

Gonzalo Medina · Answer 1 · 2013-09-11T14:47:56.023

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Several options:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bbding}
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{amssymb}

\begin{document}

% amssymb
\checkmark

% bbding
\Checkmark
\CheckmarkBold

% pifont
\ding{51}
\ding{52}

% wasysym
\CheckedBox

\end{document}

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{dingbat}

\begin{document}

\checkmark

\end{document}

enter image description here

The MnSymbol package also offers \checkmark, but this package changes other symbols.

After the edit to the question:

\documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}
\usepackage{dingbat}

\begin{document}

\title{0000}
\author{\IEEEauthorblockN{00000}}
\maketitle

\checkmark

\end{document}

enter image description here

(with dingbat it is \checkmark, lower case "c").

edited Sep 11 '13 at 14:47

answered Sep 11 '13 at 14:18

Gonzalo Medina

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what package should I use except bbding? – user1944267 Sep 11 '13 at 14:24
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@user1944267 depends on the checkmark style you want; I'd suggest you amssymb and its \checkmark. – Gonzalo Medina Sep 11 '13 at 14:26
still doesn't work, see my update – user1944267 Sep 11 '13 at 14:43
@user1944267 if you load dingbat, it's \checkmark with a lower case "c"; see my updated answer. – Gonzalo Medina Sep 11 '13 at 14:48
What about uncheckbox? – bonCodigo Aug 14 '23 at 12:51

kiss my armpit · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-11T14:48:23.247

106

Without PSTricks.

\documentclass[preview,border=12pt,varwidth]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\def\checkmark{\tikz\fill[scale=0.4](0,.35) -- (.25,0) -- (1,.7) -- (.25,.15) -- cycle;} 
\begin{document}
This is a \checkmark checkmark.
\end{document}

enter image description here

edited Sep 11 '13 at 14:48

answered Sep 11 '13 at 14:37

kiss my armpit

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wow, this is great, but the shape is a little bit unlike a tick. how to make the left end longer? – user1944267 Sep 11 '13 at 14:45
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A little bit of an overkill for a simple checkmark, isn't it? ;-) – Gonzalo Medina Sep 11 '13 at 14:51
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@GonzaloMedina, I'm sure you're right, but on the other hand this is a really nice simple example for tikz - a sort of "hello world". It gets my vote for generality and inspiration to try stuff. – Chris H Sep 11 '13 at 14:55
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Besides being an overkill or not, which is subjective, your solution has a problem and it is that it won't scale. Try \Huge This is a \checkmark\ checkmark. – Gonzalo Medina Sep 11 '13 at 14:56
@ChrisH sure, it's inspiring, but, as I just mentioned, has problems (it doesn't scale when using font size switches). – Gonzalo Medina Sep 11 '13 at 14:57
@GonzaloMedina good point. Now I want to make it scalable! – Chris H Sep 11 '13 at 14:58
@GonzaloMedina and done - I'll put it up as an answer so I can include an image, then my approach can be criticised! – Chris H Sep 11 '13 at 15:36
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@GonzaloMedina Not really a problem, just set x = 1em, y=1em (and remove the scale option entirely). I’d just define \newcommand*{\checktikz}[1][]{\tikz[x=1em, y=1em]\fill[#1] (0,.35) -- (.25,0) -- (1,.7) -- (.25,.15) -- cycle;} which also allows \checktikz[blue] or even \checktikz[rounded corners=.5pt, draw=red, ultra thin]. – Qrrbrbirlbel Sep 11 '13 at 22:55
This seems to be the only answer with a checkmark. :-) – Mateen Ulhaq Jan 30 '18 at 10:22

score 24 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 11 '13 at 14:33

24

Since the check mark is a Unicode symbol (U+2714), you can also use XeLaTeX.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}
\begin{document}
✔
\end{document}

answered Sep 11 '13 at 14:33

Sverre

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Don’t forget: ☑ (U+2611, ‘Ballot Box with Check’), ✅ (U+2705, ‘White Heavy Check Mark’) and ✓ (U+2713, ‘Check Mark’). Yours is called ‘Heavy Check Mark’. – bodo Sep 11 '13 at 14:51
@canaaerus Very good, I wasn't aware (U+2714 is the only check mark in the Linux Libertine font). – Sverre Sep 11 '13 at 15:16
(I happen not to have the ✔ character on Mac OS X when using Linux Libertine O.) – Jill-Jênn Vie Jan 23 '19 at 23:36

score 11 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 12 '13 at 09:35

11

This is a scaleable version of the checkmark in the answer by PGFTricks above. I'm sure there's a better way though.

\documentclass[preview,border=12pt,varwidth]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{calc}
\def\checkmark{\tikz\fill[scale=0.4](0,.35) -- (.25,0) -- (1,.7) -- (.25,.15) -- cycle;} 
\def\scalecheck{\resizebox{\widthof{\checkmark}*\ratio{\widthof{x}}{\widthof{\normalsize x}}}{!}{\checkmark}}
%that's defined it - now for a test

\begin{document}

This is a \checkmark checkmark.

\huge 
This is a huge \scalecheck checkmark in huge text.

\footnotesize
This is a footnotesize \scalecheck checkmark in footnotesize text.
\end{document}

Example

edited Sep 12 '13 at 09:35

Qrrbrbirlbel

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answered Sep 11 '13 at 15:37

Chris H

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\fillscale=0.4 is probably only a type, right? Anyway, it would be better to just use font units directly: the most simple way would be to directly set x and y: \tikz[x=1em, y=1em] and remove the scale option entirely. – Qrrbrbirlbel Sep 11 '13 at 22:52
@Qrrbrbirlbel I've edited to escape the opening square bracket, now it looks OK - not sure why I need to do that on that line but not after \documentclass. I've tested it with your change, and I prefer that way of doing it - but my code was based on the answer above. – Chris H Sep 12 '13 at 09:08

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