U+2048

Question exclamation

Question exclamation is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation 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+2048
Decimal
8264
Hex
0x2048
Octal
0o20110

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2048
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0QUESTION EXCLAMATION MARK
DecimalBase 108264
HexadecimalBase 160x2048
OctalBase 80o20110
BinaryBase 20010000001001000
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)⁈
HTML entity (hex)⁈
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2048
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%81%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2048
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2048
Python\u2048
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2048

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 81 88
UTF-16 (BE)2048
UTF-32 (BE)00002048

How to type Question exclamation

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2048 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2048 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2048. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Question exclamation".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2048, 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, \2048 in CSS, and \u2048 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
QUESTION EXCLAMATION MARK
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Question 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 Question exclamation?

Question exclamation is U+2048 (decimal 8264, hexadecimal 0x2048, octal 0o20110). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Question exclamation?

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

What is the HTML code for Question exclamation?

Use ⁈ or ⁈. In CSS, use content: "\2048".

How do I type Question exclamation in code?

JavaScript: "\u2048". Python: "\u2048". JSON and Java: "\u2048". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 81 88.

Is Question exclamation an emoji?

No. Question 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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