blue checkmark

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A blue checkmark is used on some silos to indicate a verified user account, and other sites as an indicator that the user paid a one time or subscription fee.

Silo Examples

Twitter

Twitter used to (before November 2022) use a blue checkmark to indicate a verified profile.

Since November 2022, Twitter added an option to their Twitter Blue premium subscription offering to display a blue checkmark next to your profile

Tumblr

As a joke, Tumblr started to offer two blue checkmarks next to your name for a one-time fee of $7.99 (the same as the monthly fee for Twitter Blue).

• https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1590796122821623808
  • "A checkmark isn't cool, you know what's cool? Two checkmarks. https://www.tumblr.com/staff/700564142648606720/hi-were-introducing-completely-useless-blue" @photomatt November 10, 2022

Tumblr allows purchasing multiple pairs of blue checkmarks and they stack up next to your name:

• https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1590798662669832192
  • "How much would you like to pay? You can buy the upgrade multiple times and it will continue adding more checkmarks to your profile. ✔✔✔✔" @photomatt November 10, 2022
• An example of a post from a profile with 8 checkmarks: https://www.tumblr.com/raz/700565373239672832/do-devs-get-8-checkmarks-by-default-or-did-you-buy

See Also

• verified
• Tumblr allows buying a whole bunch which stack:
• Tumblr branding: https://twitter.com/tumblr/status/1590800704071172096
  • "Get your Important Blue Internet Checkmarks on http://Tumblr.com!
    
    They're a steal at $7.99—considering that you get not one, but TWO checkmarks for your blog!
    
    Why, you ask?
    Why not?
    
    Nothing matters! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    
    ACT NOW https://at.tumblr.com/important-checkmark" @tumblr November 10, 2022
• "Important Blue Internet Checkmark"
• link for the stacking Tumblr blue checkmarks image: https://twitter.com/SleepyTeaMage/status/1590810814272905228
  • "Found this out, it stacks! I don't think it's supposed to do that but hey it's a plus ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯" @SleepyTeaMage November 10, 2022