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An O mark, also known as Marujirushi () in Japan and Gongpyo (, ball mark) in Korea, is the name of the symbols "◯" or "⭕" used to represent affirmation in East Asia, similar to its Western equivalent of the checkmark. Its opposite is the X mark ("✗") or ("×").

Hanamaru

The is a variant of the O mark used in Japan, written as . It is typically drawn as a spiral surrounded by rounded flower petals, suggesting a flower. It is frequently used in praising or complimenting children, and the motif often appears in children's characters and logos.

The hanamaru is frequently written on tests if a student has achieved full marks or an otherwise outstanding result. It is sometimes used in place of an O mark in grading written response problems if a student's answer is especially good. Some teachers will add more rotations to the spiral the better the answer is. It is also used as a symbol for good weather.

Unicode

Unicode provides various related symbols, including:

and have both text and emoji presentations, as shown in the table. Both characters default to emoji presentation.

See also

* ○×クイズ – true/false quiz confirmation in Japan
* Check mark
*Cherry blossom
* Circle
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* Tic-tac-toe

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