Miscellaneous Written Symbols
arrow noun
a sign that looks like an arrow ➡, used for showing people which direction to go in, or
where to look for something.
asterisk noun
the symbol *. In a piece of writing, an asterisk is used after a word or
phrase to show that more information is given in a footnote .
©
a symbol meaning ‘copyright’.
check noun
American a tick for
showing that something is correct.
checkmark noun
American the symbol that you write next to an answer to show
that it is correct, or next to something on a list to show that it has been
done.
cross noun
British the symbol X.
cross noun
used for showing your choice on a written list of choices.
cross noun
used for showing that an answer is wrong.
dollar sign noun
the symbol $, used to show that an amount is in dollars.
hieroglyphics noun
written words or symbols that are difficult to read or understand.
ideogram noun
a written sign or symbol, such as those used in Chinese and Japanese
writing, that represents an idea or a thing.
ideogram noun
a written symbol that represents a word, for example % represents ‘per
cent’.
mark noun
the symbol X that someone who does not know how to write puts instead of
their name on a document.
mark noun
a printed or written symbol that is not a letter or a number.
pound sign noun
the symbol £.
pound sign noun
American a hash (#).
tick noun
British the symbol ✓ that you write next to an answer to show that it is
correct, or next to something on a list to show that it has been done.
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