U+00BF

Inverted question¿

Inverted question 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+00BF
Decimal
191
Hex
0x00BF
Octal
0o277

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00BF
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0INVERTED QUESTION MARK
DecimalBase 10191
HexadecimalBase 160x00BF
OctalBase 80o277
BinaryBase 20000000010111111
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: "…"\00BF
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%BF

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00BF
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00BF
Python\u00BF
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00BF

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC2 BF
UTF-16 (BE)00BF
UTF-32 (BE)000000BF

How to type Inverted question

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type bf, 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, \00BF in CSS, and \u00BF in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
INVERTED QUESTION 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 question 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 question?

Inverted question is U+00BF (decimal 191, hexadecimal 0x00BF, octal 0o277). 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 question?

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

What is the HTML code for Inverted question?

Use ¿ or ¿, or the named entity ¿. In CSS, use content: "\00BF".

How do I type Inverted question in code?

JavaScript: "\u00BF". Python: "\u00BF". JSON and Java: "\u00BF". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 BF.

Is Inverted question an emoji?

No. Inverted question 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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