title: How do I create a checkmark in unicode?
body: <p>I would think it would be:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"&amp;#x2713;".encode(:unicode)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I think this is not the correct usage of .encode.  And when I say:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"&amp;#x2713;".encode('Unicode')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it cannot do the conversion.</p>