U+00A1

Inverted exclamation¡

Inverted exclamation is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Punctuation. 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00A1
Decimal
161
Hex
0x00A1
Octal
0o241

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00A1
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
DecimalBase 10161
HexadecimalBase 160x00A1
OctalBase 80o241
BinaryBase 20000000010100001
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)¡
HTML entity (hex)¡
HTML entity (named)¡
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00A1
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%A1

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00A1
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00A1
Python\u00A1
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00A1

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC2 A1
UTF-16 (BE)00A1
UTF-32 (BE)000000A1

How to type Inverted exclamation

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +A1 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type A1 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00A1. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Inverted exclamation".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type a1, 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, \00A1 in CSS, and \u00A1 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Inverted exclamation 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 Inverted exclamation?

Inverted exclamation is U+00A1 (decimal 161, hexadecimal 0x00A1, octal 0o241). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Inverted exclamation?

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

What is the HTML code for Inverted exclamation?

Use ¡ or ¡, or the named entity ¡. In CSS, use content: "\00A1".

How do I type Inverted exclamation in code?

JavaScript: "\u00A1". Python: "\u00A1". JSON and Java: "\u00A1". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 A1.

Is Inverted exclamation an emoji?

No. Inverted exclamation 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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