interrobang
Questioning exclamation mark
An interrobang is a punctuation mark combining a question mark and exclamation point (‽), used to express surprised or emphatic questioning: You did what‽ The name blends interrogation point (question mark) with bang (printers' slang for exclamation point).
In practice, most writers simply use ?! or !? instead of the single combined character.
Casual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
quirkiness · novelty · breezy · spontaneous · offbeat · expressive · irreverent · cheeky
Interrogative sentence ender
- exclamation pointPunctuation for emphasis
- glyphVisual form of character
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- typographyArranging letters for display
typeset · font · ligature · diacritic · orthography · semicolon · colon · comma
Intense sudden wonder
- incredulityInability to accept something
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
bewilderment · flabbergast · stupefaction · dumbfound · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · startle · jolt
Forceful sudden utterance
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- inquiryRequest for information
- emphasisStress given to something
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
intensity · forcefulness · assertion · declaration · vehemence · conviction · inflection · articulation
Four-digit date
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- copywritingCreating promotional text
- typefaceLettering style design
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
baseline · ascender · descender · x-height · point size · serif · sans-serif · italic
colloquial
Casual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
playfulness · quirkiness · novelty · breezy · spontaneous · offbeat · expressive · irreverent · cheeky · tongue-in-cheek
question mark
Interrogative sentence ender
- exclamation pointPunctuation for emphasis
- glyphVisual form of character
- characterNature, symbol, or role
typography · typeset · font · ligature · diacritic · orthography · semicolon · colon · comma · dash
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- incredulityInability to accept something
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
amazement · bewilderment · flabbergast · stupefaction · dumbfound · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · startle · jolt · speechless
exclamation
Forceful sudden utterance
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- inquiryRequest for information
- emphasisStress given to something
stress · intensity · forcefulness · assertion · declaration · vehemence · conviction · inflection · articulation · accentuation
1962
Four-digit date
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- copywritingCreating promotional text
- typefaceLettering style design
kerning · baseline · ascender · descender · x-height · point size · serif · sans-serif · italic · boldface
ideogram
Symbol representing concept directly
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- logogramSymbol representing entire word
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
insignia · sigil · monogram · icon · badge · asterism · hieroglyph · pictogram · tittle · crotchet
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
- typographic symbolsasterisk, ampersand, dagger, double dagger, pilcrow
- Typographical Symbolscomma, period, colon, semicolon, hyphen
- Punctuation stylescomma splice, hyphenation, question marks, serial comma, double quotes
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
interrobangperiod
Punctuation ending sentences
full stop · comma · semicolon · deadpan · flat affect
bang, interrogate, interrogation, interrogator, interrogative, interrogating, interrogated, interrogates, interrogatively