Interrobang ‽ Copy and Paste

Tap ‽ to copy the interrobang. It ends a question asked in disbelief — "You did what‽" — in one glyph instead of "?!". Typing methods and the inverted Spanish form are below.

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INTERROBANG

U+203D · tap the symbol to copy

How to Type the Interrobang

UnicodeU+203D INTERROBANG
HTML‽ (no named entity)
WindowsWin + . (emoji panel) → Symbols, or type 203D then Alt + X in Word
MacCharacter Viewer (Control + Command + Space), search "interrobang"
iPhoneNot on the keyboard; add it under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement, or copy it here
AndroidNot on Gboard; add a shortcut under Settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary, or copy it here
LaTeX\textinterrobang (textcomp)

Interrobang Variants and Lookalikes

Using the Interrobang

The interrobang overlays a question mark on an exclamation mark to end a sentence that is both a question and an outburst: "They cancelled the finale‽" It was proposed in 1962 by Martin K. Speckter, a New York advertising executive who disliked the untidy "?!" in headlines, and the name joins interrogatio with "bang", printers' slang for the exclamation point. American Type Founders cut it into the Americana typeface in 1966, Remington put it on a typewriter key in 1968, and then fashion moved on. Unicode preserved it, so every modern operating system now ships fonts that draw it.

How to use it

Place a single interrobang at the end of the sentence with no space before it, exactly where a question mark would go. Do not add a second mark after it, and do not pair it with "?!" — one or the other. Because it signals surprise or disbelief, it belongs in dialogue, headlines, comics and casual writing; formal prose still expects a plain question mark, and most style guides do not mention the mark at all. In Spanish the sentence would open with the inverted form ⸘ and close with ‽, though the inverted glyph is missing from many fonts.

Where it renders

Support is good but not universal. Arial, Times New Roman, Segoe UI, San Francisco, Roboto and Noto all include it, so it displays on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android as ordinary text. Some display faces, custom game fonts and older embedded devices lack the glyph and show a box instead; if that happens, ⁉ from the same block is usually available, though phones tend to render that one as an emoji. Handles on most platforms reject punctuation, but display names and bios on Discord, X and Instagram show the interrobang without trouble.

Typing it

There is no shortcut on any standard keyboard. In Word, type 203D and press Alt + X to convert the code into the character. On Windows generally, open the emoji panel with Win + . and search the Symbols tab. Mac users open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and type "interrobang". Phones need a text replacement — for example, mapping "?!!" to ‽ — or a paste from this page. Because it is so awkward to type, many people keep it saved in a note.

Personality mark

The interrobang has become a badge for people who like typography, and it appears in bios of editors, designers and writers as a small in-joke. It also carries a "chaotic" tone in usernames and Discord statuses, where a name like "why‽" reads as bewildered and playful at once. If you enjoy the look, the ellipsis and quotation marks pages cover the other punctuation people use for tone, and fancy fonts will restyle the letters around it.

Interrobang FAQ

What does the interrobang mean?

It ends a sentence that is both a question and an exclamation, usually one asked in surprise or disbelief. "You sold the car‽" carries the meaning of "You sold the car?!" in a single mark.

Who invented the interrobang?

Martin K. Speckter, head of a New York advertising agency, proposed it in a 1962 magazine article. It briefly appeared on typewriters and in the Americana typeface before falling out of fashion, and Unicode later gave it a permanent code point.

How do I type ‽ in Word?

Type 203D where you want the mark and then press Alt + X; Word swaps the code for the character. You can also insert it through Insert → Symbol → More Symbols and search the General Punctuation subset.

Is the interrobang accepted in formal writing?

Not really. Style guides such as Chicago and AP do not recognise it, and editors will normally replace it with a question mark. It is at home in fiction dialogue, comics, headlines, chat and social posts.

Why does the interrobang show as a box on some sites?

The font on that page does not include the glyph. Standard system fonts on every major platform have it, but some custom web fonts, game fonts and embedded displays skip it. Switching to ⁉ or plain ?! solves the problem.

What is the upside-down interrobang ⸘ for?

It opens a sentence in Spanish, the same way ¿ and ¡ do, and is informally called the gnaborretni (interrobang spelled backwards). Fewer fonts include it, so check that it renders before relying on it.