exclamation mark
punctuation mark (!) to show strong feelings
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Summary
exclamation mark is an Unicode character[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of unicode character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,080 views/month, #2 of 359).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: punctuation mark[3], terminal punctuation[4]
- Part of: interrobang[5]
- Has use: emphasis[6], communication[7], notation[8]
- Commons category: Exclamation marks[9]
- Opposite of: inverted exclamation mark[10]
- Unicode character: ![11]
- Depicted by: ❕[12], ❗[13], ![14], ﹗[15], ︕[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Different from: ᴉ[19], interjection[20], irony mark[21]
- Homoglyph: inverted exclamation mark[22], ǃ[23], ‼[24], ‽[25]
- Code: -.-.--[26]
- Unicode code point: 0021[27]
- HTML entity: ![28], ![29], ![30]
- Unicode block: Basic Latin[31]
- Unicode character name: EXCLAMATION MARK[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for exclamation mark include shebang[33], a sequence[34], founded in 1980[35].
Why It Matters
exclamation mark has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 120 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include shebang[33], a sequence[34], founded in 1980[35].