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O mark
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<p>O mark is the name of the circle symbol "◯". It is often used in <a href="/facts/East_Asia/D8yGVCQX">East Asia</a> to express <a href="/facts/Affirmation_and_negation/JMkpne01">affirmation</a>. Its use is similar to that of the <a href="/facts/Tick_(check_mark)/xbHYPekL">checkmark</a> ("✓") in the <a href="/facts/Western_world/UQl4e7du">Western world</a>. Its opposite is the <a href="/facts/X_mark/xRYBSPNT">X mark</a> ("✗" or "×"). </p><p>The symbol's names and meanings vary across cultures. In <a href="/facts/Japanese_language/EEv485a5">Japanese</a> it is called <i>marujirushi</i> (丸印) or <i>maru</i> (丸) and expresses affirmation. In <a href="/facts/Korean_language/dmNnRxAA">Korean</a> it is called <i>gongpyo</i> (공표; 空標; lit. ball mark) and expresses affirmation. </p>