U+003F

Question Mark?

Question Mark is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "question", "mark", "punctuation", "ascii".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+003F
Decimal
63
Hex
0x003F
Octal
0o77

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+003F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0QUESTION MARK
DecimalBase 1063
HexadecimalBase 160x003F
OctalBase 80o77
BinaryBase 20000000000111111
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)?
HTML entity (hex)?
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\003F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%3F

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u003F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u003F
Python\u003F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u003F

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte3F
UTF-16 (BE)003F
UTF-32 (BE)0000003F

How to type Question Mark

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3F with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3F then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 003F. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Question Mark".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3f, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ? in HTML, \003F in CSS, and \u003F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
QUESTION MARK
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Question Mark symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ? and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Question Mark?

Question Mark is U+003F (decimal 63, hexadecimal 0x003F, octal 0o77). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Question Mark?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "QUESTION MARK". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Question Mark?

Use ? or ?. In CSS, use content: "\003F".

How do I type Question Mark in code?

JavaScript: "\u003F". Python: "\u003F". JSON and Java: "\u003F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 3F.

Is Question Mark an emoji?

No. Question Mark is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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