O mark


An O mark, also known as Marujirushi in Japan, Gongpyo in Korea and Quanhao in Taiwan, is the name of the symbol "" used to represent affirmation in East Asia, similar to its Western equivalent of the checkmark. Its opposite is the X mark or.

Hanamaru

The hanamaru 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. 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

provides various related symbols, including:
SymbolUnicode code point Name
○U+25CBWHITE CIRCLE
●U+25CFBLACK CIRCLE
◯U+25EFLARGE CIRCLE
U+2B55HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE
U+2B55HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE
U+1F4AEWHITE FLOWER
U+1F4AEWHITE FLOWER

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