title: Use a checkmark as an column alias in SQL Server 2008 R2
body: <p>I have a requirement to do something I believe should be simple enough, but am not finding the right answer to. How do I use a checkmark as a column alias in SQL Server 2008 R2?</p>
  
  <p>I've tried using <code>Char(251)</code> by setting it to a value and trying to assign the value as the column alias, but no joy on that one.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried using <code>Char(251)</code> (and I know that's more of a square root mark, but not sure of the checkmark ascii value if there is one. I believe that is a unicode value?) directly but again no joy. This should be simple, but I'm simply not finding it.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>