# Check Mark

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-mark/96724>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-mark/96724 "2001-12-03T23:31:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-mark/96724/1 "2001-12-03T23:31:29Z")

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Where did the check mark originate and why is it called such?