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Red Question Mark emoji ❓

❓ is the Red Question Mark emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like doubt, confused.

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:question:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

What ❓ means

A question, or confusion.

Every code for ❓

NameRed Question Mark
Shortcodes:question:
CategorySymbols
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsdoubt, confused
Code pointsU+2753
HTML❓
CSS\2753
JavaScript\u{2753}
Python\u2753
UTF-8 bytesE2 9D 93
URL encoded%E2%9D%93

How to type ❓

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :question: in any text box and it turns into ❓.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "red question mark" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "red question mark" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "red question mark".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "red question mark".
HTMLWrite ❓ in the page source.

Questions

About ❓

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ❓ mean?
A question, or confusion.
What is the shortcode for ❓?
:question:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ❓ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "red question mark". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ❓?
U+2753, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ❓, in CSS "\2753", and in JavaScript "\u{2753}".

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