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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

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exclamation question mark rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

exclamation question mark rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

exclamation question mark rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

exclamation question mark rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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Afrikaansuitroep-vraagteken
አማርኛቃለ አጋኖ ከጥያቄ ምልክት ጋር
العربيةتعجب واستفهام
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башҡортөндәү һорау билдәһе
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češtinavykřičník a otazník
чӑваш чӗлхикӑшкӑру-ыйту палли
Cymraegmarc cwestiwn ag ebychnod
DeutschAusrufe- und Fragezeichen
dolnoserbšćinawuwołak a pšašak
Ελληνικάθαυμαστικό με ερωτηματικό
Englishexclamation question mark
españolexclamación e interrogación
eestiküsimärgiga hüüumärk
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فارسیعلامت تعجب و سؤال
suomihuuto-kysymysmerkki
Filipinotandang padamdam at pananong
føroysktrópitekn og spurnartekn
françaispoints d’exclamation et d’interrogation
Gaeilgecomhartha ceiste agus uaillbhreasa
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galegosigno de exclamación e interrogación
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हिन्दीविस्मयादिबोधक प्रश्न चिह्न
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Indonesiatanda seru dan tanya
íslenskaupphrópunarmerki og spurningarmerki
italianopunto esclamativo e interrogativo
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қазақ тілілеп және сұрақ белгісі
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кыргызчасуроолу илеп белгиси
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Nederlandsuitroepteken en vraagteken
norskutropstegn og spørsmålstegn
ଓଡ଼ିଆବିସ୍ମୟସୂଚକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନବାଚକ ଚିହ୍ନ
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polskiwykrzyknik ze znakiem zapytania
پښتوندا پوښتنښه
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rumantschsegn d’exclamaziun e da dumonda
românăsemn de exclamare și întrebare
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سنڌيعجب جي سوال جو نشان
တႆးမၢႆတိုၼ်ႇထၢမ်
සිංහලවිස්මයාර්ථ ප්‍රශ්නයාර්ථ ලකුණ
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ไทยเครื่องหมายอัศเจรีย์และคำถาม
ትግርኛ!
türkmen diliýüzlenme sorag belgisi
lea fakatongakalanga-fehuʻi
Türkçeünlemli soru işareti
українськазнак оклику і питання
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粵語感歎問號
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isiZuluuphawu lombuzo oluyisibabazi

Technical details

Codepoints
U+2049 U+FE0F
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:exclamation_question: :interrobang:
Category
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?
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What category is the exclamation question mark emoji in?
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