How universal is a check mark?

All,
For an icon, is a check mark recognized world-wide, or is it culture-specific?
Thanks for any info,
Andrea
-- 
Andrea Vine, avine@eng.sun.com, iPlanet i18n architect
"Stew my foot and call me Brenda"
--From "Angry Kid" by Aardman Animation

Received on Friday, 23 June 2000 19:29:19 UTC