That's where you'll write the dollar amount of the check. So, if you're paying $800 to your landlord for monthly rent, you'd write "800.00" in the box to represent the dollars and cents.

Date check in the top right-hand corner write out month, day, year, i.e. March 5, 2025 Pay to the Order of – The person or company you are paying. (Department of Homeland Security) Spell out the name; ...

The National Credit Union Administration tells consumers to use words for dollars and fractions out of 100 for cents. For example, if your check is for $19.99, you would write it out as “Ninetee ...