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The {{Nihongo|'''hanamaru'''|花丸}} is a variant of the [[O mark]] used in [[Japan]]. It is typically drawn as a spiral surrounded by rounded flower petals, suggesting a flower. It is frequently used in praising or complimenting children, and the motif often appears in children's characters and logos.

== Usage ==
The hanamaru is frequently written on tests if a student has achieved full marks or an otherwise outstanding result. It is sometimes used in place of an O mark in grading written response problems if a student's answer is especially good. Some teachers will add more rotations to the spiral the better the answer is. It is also used as a symbol for good weather.

== Unicode ==
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! Symbol || Unicode Codepoint (Hex) || Name
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| <big>{{unicode|💮}}</big> || U+1F4AE || WHITE FLOWER
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