Grammar fix
a trademark
recognisable characteristic
A quality or behaviour that people strongly associate with a person, group, or thing.
collocation
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Her bright scarves have become a trademark of her personal style.
My dad's trademark is his terrible jokes. He tells the same three at every family dinner and still laughs at them himself.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: His kindness is a trademark for him.
Say: Kindness is his trademark.
Use a possessive ('his trademark') or 'a trademark of', not 'for'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
A quality that makes something easy to recognise
How formal?ConversationalMore formal
a trademarkYou're here · A characteristic people strongly associate with someone or something.
a defining featureA characteristic central to what makes something distinctive.a hallmarkA distinctive quality typical of a style, person, or thing.