Flourish of approval

Krul

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.[1]

Usage

The symbol is rarely used outside of the Netherlands apart from the Dutch Caribbean islands and former Dutch colonies such as Indonesia, South Africa, Suriname.

Despite its wide usage throughout the country and its former colonies, there is no Unicode symbol for it.[2][3] The symbol is also not available natively in TeX, but can be created in various ways.[4]

Symbols similar in appearance

  • The German penny symbol, ₰.
  • Some forms of the proofreading symbol dele.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Waar komt het vandaan?". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ↑ "What is the name or Unicode for this symbol (similar to ₰, Dutch, called Krul)". Stackexchange. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Index". Flourish of Approval. Retrieved 29 May 2026. The Dutch flourish of approval symbol [image of krul symbol] is not part of Unicode. We want to change that.
  4. ↑ "How to make a "krul" (unofficial Dutch symbol for OK)". Stackexchange. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

Flourish of Approval, a website documenting the drafting of a proposal to include the krul in Unicode.

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