Interrobang

Combined question mark and exclamation mark ‽ ⸘oInterrobangIn UnicodeU+203D ‽ INTERROBANGU+2E18 ⸘ INVERTED INTERROBANG The interrobang, ‽, also known as the interabang, is a punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also known as the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark (also known in the jargon of printers as a "bang"). The glyph is a combination of those two marks and was first proposed in 1962 by Martin K. Speckter. Other rejected names for the interrobang were the "emphaquest," "interropoint" or "exclarogative". Application A sentence ending with an interrobang states a question in an excited manner, expresses excitement, disbelief, or confusion in the form of a question, or asks a rhetorical question. For example: You call that a hat‽ Are you out of your mind‽ Are you a dummy‽ Writers using informal language may use several alternating question marks and exclamation marks for even more emphasis. However, this is regarded as poor style in formal writing. History An interrobang in the Palatino Linotype font Historically, writers have used multiple consecutive punctuation marks to end a sentence expressing both surprise and