exclamation question mark
exclamation question mark meaning
The interrobang, more or less — an exclamation mark and a question mark combined. It expresses astonished questioning: surprise and confusion at once. It is the exact punctuation for "you did WHAT? " It is under-used given how precisely it captures a very common human reaction, and it deserves more outings than it gets.
Meaning
The interrobang, more or less — an exclamation mark and a question mark combined. It expresses astonished questioning: surprise and confusion at once. It is the exact punctuation for "you did WHAT?" It is under-used given how precisely it captures a very common human reaction, and it deserves more outings than it gets.
How to use it
- You did what ⁉️
- They cancelled it, seriously ⁉️
- How is that even possible ⁉️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | uitroep-vraagteken |
| አማርኛ | ቃለ አጋኖ ከጥያቄ ምልክት ጋር |
| العربية | تعجب واستفهام |
| অসমীয়া | ভাৱবোধক প্ৰশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন |
| azərbaycan | nida və sual işarəsi |
| башҡорт | өндәү һорау билдәһе |
| беларуская | клічнік з пытальнікам |
| български | удивителна и въпросителна |
| বাংলা | বিস্ময়বোধক প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন |
| bosanski | uzvičnik upitnik |
| català | signe d’exclamació i d’interrogació |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏍᏓᏱ ᎤᏃᏴᎩ ᎠᏛᏛᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ |
| čeština | vykřičník a otazník |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кӑшкӑру-ыйту палли |
| Cymraeg | marc cwestiwn ag ebychnod |
| Deutsch | Ausrufe- und Fragezeichen |
| dolnoserbšćina | wuwołak a pšašak |
| Ελληνικά | θαυμαστικό με ερωτηματικό |
| English | exclamation question mark |
| español | exclamación e interrogación |
| eesti | küsimärgiga hüüumärk |
| euskara | harridura- eta galdera-ikurra |
| فارسی | علامت تعجب و سؤال |
| suomi | huuto-kysymysmerkki |
| Filipino | tandang padamdam at pananong |
| føroyskt | rópitekn og spurnartekn |
| français | points d’exclamation et d’interrogation |
| Gaeilge | comhartha ceiste agus uaillbhreasa |
| Gàidhlig | clisg-phuing is comharra-ceiste |
| galego | signo de exclamación e interrogación |
| ગુજરાતી | ઉદ્ગાર પ્રશ્નાર્થ ચિહ્ન |
| Hausa | alamar motsin rai da tambaya |
| עברית | סימן שאלה וסימן קריאה |
| हिन्दी | विस्मयादिबोधक प्रश्न चिह्न |
| hrvatski | uskličnik-upitnik |
| hornjoserbšćina | wuwołak a prašak |
| magyar | felkiáltójel kérdőjellel |
| հայերեն | բացականչական հարցական նշան |
| Indonesia | tanda seru dan tanya |
| íslenska | upphrópunarmerki og spurningarmerki |
| italiano | punto esclamativo e interrogativo |
| 日本語 | 感嘆符疑問符 |
| Jawa | tandha penthung lan pitakon |
| ქართული | კითხვა-ძახილის ნიშანი |
| қазақ тілі | леп және сұрақ белгісі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | لەپ جانە سۇراق بەلگىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាឧទាននិងសញ្ញាសួរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾರ್ಥಕ ಗುರುತು |
| 한국어 | 느낌표와 물음표 |
| कोंकणी | उद्गार प्रस्न चिन्न |
| кыргызча | суроолу илеп белгиси |
| ລາວ | ເຄື່ອງໝາຍທ້ວງກັບໝາຍຖາມ |
| lietuvių | šauktukas ir klaustukas |
| latviešu | izsaukuma un jautājuma zīme |
| македонски | извичник и прашалник |
| മലയാളം | ആശ്ചര്യ ചോദ്യ ചിഹ്നം |
| монгол | анхааруулгын, асуултын тэмдэг |
| मराठी | उद्गारवाचक प्रश्न चिन्ह |
| Melayu | tanda soal seru |
| မြန်မာ | အာမေဍိတ် မေးခွန်း သင်္ကေတ |
| नेपाली | विस्मयाधिबोधक प्रश्न चिन्ह |
| Nederlands | uitroepteken en vraagteken |
| norsk | utropstegn og spørsmålstegn |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବିସ୍ମୟସୂଚକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନବାଚକ ଚିହ୍ନ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੈਰਾਨੀਵਾਚਕ ਸਵਾਲ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹksklaméshọn Kwẹ́shọn Mak |
| polski | wykrzyknik ze znakiem zapytania |
| پښتو | ندا پوښتنښه |
| português | exclamação com interrogação |
| rumantsch | segn d’exclamaziun e da dumonda |
| română | semn de exclamare și întrebare |
| русский | восклицательный и вопросительный знаки |
| سنڌي | عجب جي سوال جو نشان |
| တႆး | မၢႆတိုၼ်ႇထၢမ် |
| සිංහල | විස්මයාර්ථ ප්රශ්නයාර්ථ ලකුණ |
| slovenčina | výkričník s otáznikom |
| slovenščina | klicaj in vprašaj |
| Soomaali | calaamad cajiib su’aal ah |
| shqip | shenja e pikëpyetjes dhe pikëçuditjes |
| српски | узвичник и упитник |
| srpski | uzvičnik i upitnik |
| svenska | utropstecken och frågetecken |
| Kiswahili | alama ya mshangao na kuuliza |
| தமிழ் | ஆச்சர்யக் குறியும் கேள்விக்குறியும் |
| తెలుగు | ఆశ్చర్యార్థకం ప్రశ్నార్థకం గుర్తు |
| ไทย | เครื่องหมายอัศเจรีย์และคำถาม |
| ትግርኛ | ! |
| türkmen dili | ýüzlenme sorag belgisi |
| lea fakatonga | kalanga-fehuʻi |
| Türkçe | ünlemli soru işareti |
| українська | знак оклику і питання |
| اردو | ندائیہ سوالیہ نشان |
| o‘zbek | undov soʻroq belgisi |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu chấm than và dấu chấm hỏi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àmì ìyanu oníbéèrè |
| 粵語 | 感歎問號 |
| 粤语 | 感叹问号 |
| 中文 | 感叹疑问号 |
| 繁體中文 | 驚嘆號加問號 |
| isiZulu | uphawu lombuzo oluyisibabazi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2049 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :exclamation_question: :interrobang:
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- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the exclamation question mark emoji (⁉️) mean?
- The interrobang, more or less — an exclamation mark and a question mark combined. It expresses astonished questioning: surprise and confusion at once. It is the exact punctuation for "you did WHAT? " It is under-used given how precisely it captures a very common human reaction, and it deserves more outings than it gets.
- How do you type the exclamation question mark emoji?
- Copy the exclamation question mark emoji ⁉️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the exclamation question mark emoji in?
- The exclamation question mark emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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