How to Add a Check Mark to a Word Document

This updated guide examines How to Add a Check Mark to a Word Document and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Using Word on Windows

1. Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the Word document into which you want to insert a checkmark.
   • If you want to create a new document, instead double-click the Word app icon, then click Blank document on the main page.
2. Select a place to insert the checkmark. Scroll to the point where you want to insert your checkmark, then click it. You should see a blinking cursor appear there.
3. Click theInserttab. It's in the blue ribbon that's at the top of the Word window.
4. ClickSymbol. It's the Omega symbol (Ω) in the far-right side of the Insert toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
5. Click the "Checkmark" icon✓. You'll usually find it in the Symbols drop-down menu. Doing so will insert the checkmark into your Word document in the space in which your mouse's cursor is located.
6. Find the checkmark icon if it isn't in the drop-down menu. If you can't find the checkmark icon in the Symbol drop-down menu, do the following:
   • Click More Symbols...
   • Click the "Font" text field.
   • Type inwingdings 2and press↵Enter
   • Scroll down until you find the checkmark, then click it.
   • Click Insert

Method 2

Using Word on Mac

1. Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the Word document into which you want to insert a checkmark.
   • If you want to create a new document, instead select the Word app icon from your Applications folder, click File , and click the New Document option.
2. Select a place to insert the checkmark. Scroll to the point where you want to insert your checkmark, then click it. You should see a blinking cursor appear there.
3. Click theInsertmenu item. It's at the top of your Mac's screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
   • The Insert menu item is different than the Insert tab that's at the top of the Word window.
4. ClickAdvanced Symbol. You'll find this option in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Symbols window.^[1]
5. Click theSymbolstab. It's at the top of the Symbols window.
6. Click the "Checkmark" icon✓. Scroll through the available symbols until you find the checkmark, then click it.
   • If you can't find the checkmark icon, click the "Font" drop-down menu, scroll down and select Wingdings 2 , and then search for the checkmark.
7. ClickInsert. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will insert the checkmark into your Word document in the space in which your cursor is located.

Method 3

Using the Character Map on Windows

1. Open Start. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. The Start menu will open.
2. Type incharacter map. Doing so will search your computer for the Character Map program.
3. ClickCharacter Map. It's at the top of the Start menu. The Character Map window will open.
4. Click the "Font" drop-down box. You'll find this at the top of the Character Map window.
5. Scroll down and clickWingdings 2. It's in the "Font" drop-down menu, though you'll likely need to scroll all the way to the bottom to find it.
6. Select the checkmark icon. Click the checkmark ✓ in the third row of symbols, then click Select at the bottom of the Character Map window.
7. ClickCopy. It's at the bottom of the Character Map window. This will copy the checkmark icon.
8. Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the Word document into which you want to insert a checkmark.
   • If you want to create a new document, instead double-click the Word app icon, then click Blank document on the main page.
9. Select a place to insert the checkmark. Scroll to the point where you want to insert your checkmark, then click it. You should see a blinking cursor appear there.
10. Paste in the symbol. PressCtrl+Vto do so. You should see the checkmark appear in your Microsoft Word document.

Method 4

Using the Symbols Menu on Mac

1. Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the Word document into which you want to insert a checkmark.
   • If you want to create a new document, instead select the Word app icon from your Applications folder, click File , and click the New Document option.
2. Select a place to insert the checkmark. Scroll to the point where you want to insert your checkmark, then click it. You should see a blinking cursor appear there.
3. ClickEdit. This menu item is at the top of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
4. ClickEmoji & Symbols. You'll find this option at the bottom of the Edit drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Character Viewer window.
5. Click theBullets/Starstab. It's on the left side of the Character Viewer window.^[2]
   • You may first have to click the "Expand" icon, which is a box-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the window.
6. Find the checkmark symbol. You'll find several different checkmark symbols in the middle of the window.
7. Double-click the checkmark symbol. Doing so will insert it into the Word document at the cursor's position.