How to type Unicode characters such as ✓ U+2713 in Excel?

How can a Unicode character such as U+2713 CHECK MARK be typed in Excel in Office 365, on Windows 10?

These methods all work in Word, but not in Excel:

• holding down Alt and typing 10003 on the numeric keypad produces (in Excel gives ‼ U+203C DOUBLE EXCLAMATION MARK)

• Alt+010003 (nothing in Excel)

• 2713 then Alt+X (nothing in Excel)

Excel's help for ‘Insert a check mark’ gives instructions for inserting a Wingdings character which looks like a tick but is actually a ü character (U+00FC).

1 Answer

I understand you are trying to type theUnicode Character 'CHECK MARK' (U+2713) : ✓

The documentation here is not very helpful. The way to do that is to type:

Alt down + 2713 Alt up

You need to use the NumPad while typing the + and the numbers.