Red question mark Emoji

Symbols

A bold, red, rounded question mark punctuation mark. It is designed to stand out as a graphical alert for inquiries, uncertainty, or a request for clarification.

Usage Context

Used widely in messaging to indicate a question or to express confusion about a previous statement. It functions as a more emphatic version of a standard typed question mark. It is frequently grouped with the ❗ to show surprise or questioning excitement.

History

While the question mark as a piece of punctuation dates back to late medieval manuscripts, this specific red graphical version was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. It was created to ensure that visual emphasis on questions could be maintained across different digital messaging platforms and mobile operating systems.

Details

Glyph

❓

Unicode

U+2753

Shortcode

:emoji_u2753:

HTML Entity

❓

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory punctuation

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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