Copy and Paste Tally Marks (Optional)

What are tally marks?

Tally marks, a part of the unary number system, make a great tool for counting and tracking numbers in a fast and visual way. They are usually used in a frequency table, as shown below. The symbol of a tally mark consists of four vertical lines, each for one number up to four, with a fifth line diagonally crossing them all. This method of representation makes them a versatile tool for tracking data with a running count....

How To Do Tally Marks In Google Docs

Let us now look at the different methods of doing tally marks in Google Docs....

Tally Marks In Google Docs Using the Pipette Key

Step 1: Use the pipette key to Insert Vertical Bars...

Use the Drawing tool to do Tally Marks in Google Docs

This method takes a bit more time but gives you the perfect tally marks....

Copy and Paste Tally Marks (Optional)

If you wish to copy this tally mark further, then simply follow these steps-...

Tally Marks In Google Docs Using the Image Tool

You can add a tally mark in Google Docs as an image as well. Follow these steps to add a tally marks as an image-...

Tally Marks In Google Docs by Uploading the Image

Step 1: Go to Insert and Select Upload from the Computer...

Summary

In this post, we looked at the different methods of adding tally marks in Google Docs. Google Docs is a great tool and is widely used by people for a variety of purposes. Although it does not provide a direct method of adding tally marks, it provides several tools to achieve the same result. To further improve your knowledge of Google Docs, you might want to look at this article next – How to add shapes in Google Docs....

FAQs

Does Google docs provide a built-in tool to do tally marks? No, there is no such tool available; However, there are multiple workarounds to achieve the same result....