Red exclamation mark Emoji
Symbols
A bold, solid red vertical bar sitting above a circular red dot. It is a thick, high-visibility version of the standard grammatical mark used to denote strong feelings or urgency.
Usage Context
This emoji acts as a visual siren. Use it to flag critical information, emphasize a point, or express shock. It is frequently paired with the ❓ to denote confusion or disbelief, or used as a standalone signifier for danger or an immediate 'stop' command.
History
Adopted into the Unicode standard in 2005, this character was originally included to allow mobile devices to maintain consistent, attention-grabbing punctuation that looked distinct from standard black text. It was designed to stand out in the crowded layouts of early text-messaging services.
Details
Glyph
❗
Unicode
U+2757
Shortcode
:emoji_u2757:
HTML Entity
❗
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory punctuation
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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