How to write a tick symbol with the keyboard

You cannot write a tick symbol directly with the keyboard, but with a few mouse clicks you can still create this symbol quickly.

Writing a tick symbol in Word

The tick symbol is a character of the font “Windings 2”.

• Type “P” in the desired location in Word and use the keyboard to highlight the letter.

• Then change the font to “Windings 2”.

• Now you can deselect it with one click and set the usual font again.

Create a key combination in Word

You can also set up a keyboard shortcut to insert the check mark more quickly in the future.

• Click on “Symbols” in the “Insert” menu, then on “More symbols” and select the tick from the list.

• Click “Key combination” and type in the “New key combination” field your desired combination on the keyboard by executing it.

• Make sure that the combination is not already taken. You can tell by the text that appears, “Currently assigned to: [unassigned]”.

• Confirm with “Assign” and close both windows.