Red question mark emoji ❓
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2753
What ❓ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Red question mark ❓ is tagged with these keywords: mark, punctuation, question, red.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing mark or punctuation in the emoji search brings up ❓.
Red question mark ❓ is one of 7 emoji in the punctuation subgroup of symbols (224 emoji), next to ❔ ❕ ❗ 〰️.
Will ❓ show on my friend's phone?
❓ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ❓
Any emoji picker finds ❓ when you search for red question mark.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type red question mark.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type red question mark in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type red question mark.
Codes for developers
Red question mark ❓ is a single code point, U+2753. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 1.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2753 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ❓ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ❓ | |
| CSS | content: "\2753"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2753 | |
| URL | %E2%9D%93 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D 93 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ❓ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | red question mark |
| Português | ponto de interrogação vermelho |
| Español | interrogación roja |
| Italiano | punto interrogativo rosso |
| Français | point d’interrogation rouge |
| Deutsch | rotes Fragezeichen |
| Türkçe | kırmızı soru işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tanda tanya merah |
| Polski | czerwony znak zapytania |
| Русский | красный вопросительный знак |
| 日本語 | 赤い疑問符 |
| 한국어 | 빨간색 물음표 |
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What does the red question mark emoji mean?
Unicode calls ❓ "red question mark" and links it with mark, punctuation, question, red. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the punctuation subgroup of symbols.
When was the red question mark emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the red question mark emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ❓ when you search for red question mark.