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¡ U+00A1, ¡
INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
 
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! U+0021, !
EXCLAMATION MARK

Basic Latin "
See also: ǃ¡

Translingual

Punctuation mark

¡ !

  1. Encloses an exclamation in some languages.

Usage notes

The symbols are called, in English:

See also

Catalan

Punctuation mark

¡ !

  1. occasionally encloses an exclamation in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone exclamation mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the exclamatory phrase
    ¡Ditxós qui sab estimarla! ¡Benhaurat aquell en quin cor brilla encesa la vivificant y pura flama de la fé!
    Lucky is he who can love her! Blessed is he in whose heart there shines the life-giving and pure flame of faith!

Usage notes

  • ⟨¡⟩ is used at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end; however, in Catalan it is not mandatory to use ⟨¡⟩.

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Spanish

Punctuation mark

¡ !

  1. encloses an exclamation in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: !

Usage notes

  • In written Spanish, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.

Coordinate terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ¡ !.

Punctuation mark

¡ ! (archaic)

  1. encloses an exclamation in Tagalog

Usage notes

  • In writing, ⟨¡⟩ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ⟨!⟩ at the end.
  • This was common in Classical Tagalog, but fell out of use replaced by ⟨!⟩ outside of literature.

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