¡

Inverted Exclamation Mark

Unicode
U+00A1
Category
Punctuation
HTML Entity
¡
CSS
\00A1
The inverted exclamation mark (¡) is a punctuation symbol primarily used in Spanish and related languages to begin an exclamatory sentence or clause. Placed at the very start of a phrase, it gives readers an immediate heads-up about the upcoming emotional tone, mirroring the standard exclamation mark at the end. Beyond formal writing, internet users occasionally incorporate it into creative kaomoji, text art, or aesthetic usernames.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+0161
macOS
Option+1
Linux
Compose + ! + !
HTML
¡

In Programming

While not used as a functional programming operator, this symbol frequently appears in string literals and internationalization (i18n) files to correctly render Spanish language applications.

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