Mac computers have no "Spell Check" feature?

Unlike Windows, Mac computers do not have a tool bar with "Spell Check," or at least when I'm on some popular forums I can't find it.  It's very disappointing.  And yes, I see the independent spell check feature on this Best Buy forum, but Mac computers do not have tool bars with the standard, always displayed "Spell Check."  ... or does it?  Maybe I can't find it.
Thanks to all for any assistance.

According to the brief web search I performed, Safari has built in spell checking. Many other programs available for the Mac have built in spell checking as well; just like PC, it's dependant on the application. In this sense, there is no difference between the PC and the Mac.
http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html
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