¿ ?

See also: Appendix:Variations of "?"

Translingual

Punctuation mark

¿ ?

  1. Encloses a question in some languages.

Usage notes

The symbols are called, in English:

See also

Catalan

Punctuation mark

¿ ?

  1. occasionally encloses a question in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone question mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the question

Usage notes
  • ¿ is used at the beginning of a question, with ? at the end; however, it is not mandatory to use ¿.

See also

Spanish

Punctuation mark

¿ ?

  1. encloses a question in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: ?
    ¿Cómo estás? ― How are you?
    Si tú fuiste, ¿a qué hora llegaste? ― If you went, at what time did you arrive?

Usage notes
  • In written Spanish, the ¿ symbol is placed at the beginning of an interrogative phrase, with the ? at the end of the phrase. As SMS messaging and other forms of electronic communication have become more common, many speakers only use ? for questions and ! for exclamations, leaving out the initial typographical mark. This is considered non-standard usage.

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