Double Question Mark

Representing a pair of question marks combined into a single typographic unit, the Double Question Mark is a punctuation symbol found within the Common script. It functions as an intensified version of the standard question mark, typically read with the same rising intonation but conveying a greater sense of curiosity, disbelief, or urgency. While visually similar to two separate characters, this single glyph is categorized within the General Punctuation block to ensure specific spacing and alignment in various typographic layouts.

In contemporary writing, this symbol frequently appears in chess notation to denote a blunder or a very poor move. It is also common in informal digital communication, such as social media posts and text messages, where users employ it to signal total confusion or to emphasize a complex rhetorical question. Additionally, authors may use the character in literary dialogue to represent a speaker who is particularly bewildered or insistent on receiving an answer.