A flourish of approval (goedkeuringskrul) or curl (krul) is a Dutch symbol, analogous to a check mark. It indicates approval, and is mostly used to grade schoolwork.
History The krul first appeared in the early 19th century together with the rising bureaucracy in the Netherlands.
Usage The symbol is rarely used outside of the Netherlands
Despite its wide usage throughout the country and its former colonies, there is no Unicode symbol for it. The symbol is also not available natively in TeX, but can be created in various ways.
Symbols similar in appearance The German penny symbol, ₰. Some forms of the proofreading symbol dele.
See also
References
External links Flourish of Approval, a website documenting the drafting of a proposal to include the krul in Unicode.