Word of the Day: Interrobang

by Unknown on February 26, 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024

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noun

1. A nonstandard punctuation mark (‽) indicating a question expressed in an exclamatory manner, as in "What are you doing‽"

"Let's ask the designer to include an interrobang in the new logo design."

"The interrobang — a blend of the exclamation and question marks — adds a modern flair to the text."

"I'm designing a new typeface, and it will include modern symbols such as arrows and the interrobang."

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English, 1960s

Here's a two-for-one punctuation mark: The interrobang is used at the end of an exclamatory question, combining both an exclamation mark and a question mark into one easy-to-use symbol (‽). It can also be written or typed as "?!" or "!?" if the interrobang symbol is not available on your word processing software (look under "special characters"). ...