Degrading Unicode characters for web browsers with missing fonts

Question

I am using the Unicode \'CHECK MARK\' (U+2713) in a html document. I find that it renders OK in most browsers, but occasionally I encounter someone with a missing font on their

Answer 1

Unicode is pretty standard, I always use unicodemap.org. Here is the character your using [link] this will give you all codes associated with the checkmark. If you want full backwards compatibility you will need to use an actual image. 1 image file for a checkmark is more lightweight than a javascript hack/plugin. Probably your best alternative.