red question mark
red question mark meaning
The red question mark ❓ is a bold red '? ', used to signal a question, confusion, or genuine curiosity. It emphasizes that you're asking something, adds a puzzled 'what? ' or 'huh? ' to a message, or highlights uncertainty about a decision. Repeating it (❓❓❓) turns up the confusion or urgency.
Meaning
The red question mark ❓ is a bold red '?', used to signal a question, confusion, or genuine curiosity. It emphasizes that you're asking something, adds a puzzled 'what?' or 'huh?' to a message, or highlights uncertainty about a decision. Repeating it (❓❓❓) turns up the confusion or urgency. Its bright red color makes the question feel more insistent than a plain text mark, so people use it when they really want an answer.
How to use it
- Wait, you're moving? ❓
- Where did everyone go ❓❓
- Is this seat taken ❓
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 | rooi vraagteken |
| አማርኛ | የጥያቄ ምልክት |
| العربية | علامة استفهام حمراء |
| অসমীয়া | ৰঙা ৰঙৰ প্ৰশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন |
| azərbaycan | qırmızı sual işarəsi |
| башҡорт | ҡыҙыл һорау билдәһе |
| беларуская | пытальнік |
| български | червена въпросителна |
| বাংলা | প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন |
| bosanski | crveni upitnik |
| català | signe d’interrogació vermell |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏛᏛᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ |
| čeština | červený otazník |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хӗрлӗ ыйту палли |
| Cymraeg | marc cwestiwn |
| Deutsch | rotes Fragezeichen |
| dolnoserbšćina | cerwjeny pšašak |
| Ελληνικά | κόκκινο λατινικό ερωτηματικό |
| English | red question mark |
| español | interrogación roja |
| eesti | punane küsimärk |
| euskara | galdera-marka gorria |
| فارسی | علامت سؤال قرمز |
| suomi | kysymysmerkki |
| Filipino | pulang tandang pananong |
| føroyskt | reytt spurnartekn |
| français | point d’interrogation rouge |
| Gaeilge | comhartha ceiste dearg |
| Gàidhlig | comharra-ceiste dearg |
| galego | signo de interrogación vermello |
| ગુજરાતી | લાલ પ્રશ્નાર્થ ચિહ્ન |
| Hausa | jar alamar tambaya |
| עברית | סימן שאלה אדום |
| हिन्दी | प्रश्न चिह्न |
| hrvatski | crveni upitnik |
| hornjoserbšćina | čerwjeny prašak |
| magyar | piros kérdőjel |
| հայերեն | հարցական նշան |
| Indonesia | tanda tanya merah |
| íslenska | rautt spurningarmerki |
| italiano | punto interrogativo rosso |
| 日本語 | 赤い疑問符 |
| Jawa | tandha pitakon abang |
| ქართული | წითელი კითხვის ნიშანი |
| қазақ тілі | қызыл сұрақ белгісі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قىزىل سۇراق بەلگىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាសួរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೆಂಪು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾರ್ಥಕ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
| 한국어 | 빨간색 물음표 |
| कोंकणी | प्रस्न चिन्न |
| кыргызча | кызыл суроо белгиси |
| ລາວ | ເຄື່ອງໝາຍຖາມ |
| lietuvių | raudonas klaustukas |
| latviešu | sarkana jautājuma zīme |
| македонски | црвен прашалник |
| മലയാളം | ചുവന്ന ചോദ്യ ചിഹ്നം |
| монгол | улаан асуултын тэмдэг |
| मराठी | प्रश्नचिन्ह |
| Melayu | tanda soal |
| မြန်မာ | အနီရောင် မေးခွန်း သင်္ကေတ |
| नेपाली | प्रश्न चिन्ह |
| Nederlands | rood vraagteken |
| norsk | rødt spørsmålstegn |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲାଲ୍ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନବାଚକ ଚିହ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਵਾਲ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kwẹ́shọn Mak |
| polski | czerwony znak zapytania |
| پښتو | پوښتنښه |
| português | ponto de interrogação vermelho |
| rumantsch | segn da dumonda cotschen |
| română | semnul întrebării roșu |
| русский | красный вопросительный знак |
| سنڌي | ڳاڙهي سوال جي نشاني |
| တႆး | မၢႆထၢမ်သီလႅင် |
| සිංහල | ප්රශ්නයාර්ථ ලකුණ |
| slovenčina | červený otáznik |
| slovenščina | rdeč vprašaj |
| Soomaali | calaamad su’aal |
| shqip | shenja e pikëpyetjes e kuqe |
| српски | упитник |
| srpski | upitnik |
| svenska | rött frågetecken |
| Kiswahili | alama nyekundu ya kuuliza |
| தமிழ் | கேள்விக் குறி, அடர் நிறக் கேள்விக் குறி |
| తెలుగు | ఎరుపు రంగు ప్రశ్న గుర్తు |
| ไทย | เครื่องหมายคำถาม |
| ትግርኛ | ቀይሕ ምልክት ሕቶ |
| türkmen dili | gyzyl sorag belgisi |
| lea fakatonga | fehuʻi kulokula |
| Türkçe | kırmızı soru işareti |
| українська | червоний знак питання |
| اردو | سرخ سوالیہ نشان |
| o‘zbek | qizil soʻroq belgisi |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu chấm hỏi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àmì ìbéèrè ìdàkodò |
| 粵語 | 紅色問號 |
| 粤语 | 红色问号 |
| 中文 | 红色问号 |
| 繁體中文 | 紅色問號 |
| isiZulu | uphawu lombuzo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2753 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :question:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the red question mark emoji (❓️) mean?
- The red question mark ❓ is a bold red '? ', used to signal a question, confusion, or genuine curiosity. It emphasizes that you're asking something, adds a puzzled 'what? ' or 'huh? ' to a message, or highlights uncertainty about a decision. Repeating it (❓❓❓) turns up the confusion or urgency.
- How do you type the red question mark emoji?
- Copy the red 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 red question mark emoji in?
- The red question mark emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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