Windows
2 options- Hold Alt and type 0191 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Or, in Word: type 00BF then press Alt + X.
Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).
Inverted Question Mark Symbol
A symbol from the Punctuation Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ¿
- Unicode
- U+00BF
- HTML entity
- ¿
- Category
- Punctuation Symbols
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About the inverted question mark symbol
The inverted question mark marks the beginning of a question in written Spanish and other languages that follow Spanish punctuation conventions, such as Galician and Asturian. It is placed at the start of an interrogative sentence or clause, paired with the standard question mark at the end, to signal the question's intonation from the outset.
It appears in most Spanish-language texts, from books and newspapers to signage and digital communication. Outside of these languages, it is occasionally used stylistically in English to convey irony or a rhetorical tone, though this usage is not standard.
How to type Inverted Question Mark
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Press Option + Shift + ? on a US keyboard.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer.
Linux
2 options- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type BF, then press Enter or Space.
- Or with a Compose key configured: Compose + ? + ?.
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