Upside down exclamation mark (¡)
U+00A1 · INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ¡
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0161
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0161 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ¡ appears.
The shorter code Alt+173 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00A1 Alt+X
Type 00A1 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ¡. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ¡.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+1
Press ⌥ Option+1 to type ¡. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “upside down exclamation mark” and click ¡ to insert it.
iPhone
Long press on the keyboard
123 → !
Tap 123, then press and hold !. Slide your finger to ¡ in the pop-up and let go.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ¡ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ¡ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ¡ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;upside.
- Now type ;upside anywhere: the keyboard suggests ¡.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ¡:
- Copy ¡ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ¡ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;upside.
- Type ;upside in any app and tap ¡ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00a1 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00a1 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ¡ means and how it is used
In Unicode, ¡ is code point U+00A1 with the official name INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: bang, exclamation, inverted, mark, point.
You will find it in our punctuation and typography symbols, 109 symbols in all, together with © ® ™ § ¶.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ¡ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ¡ | |
| HTML hex | ¡ | |
| CSS | content: "\00A1"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00A1 | |
| URL | %C2%A1 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A1 | |
| Unicode | U+00A1 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
¡ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Don't confuse ¡ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ¡Upside down exclamation markU+00A1 · INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
- IU+0069 · Basic Latin
- Dotless iU+0131 · LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I · Latin Extended-A
- Latin letter small capital iU+026A · LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL I · IPA Extensions
- Greek small letter iotaU+03B9 · GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA · Greek and Coptic
- InformationU+2139 · INFORMATION SOURCE · Letterlike Symbols
- Small roman numeral oneU+2170 · SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ONE · Number Forms
Names in other languages
What ¡ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Upside down exclamation mark |
| Português | Ponto de exclamação invertido |
| Español | Signo de exclamación de apertura |
| Italiano | Punto esclamativo capovolto |
| Français | Point d'exclamation inversé |
| Deutsch | Umgedrehtes Ausrufezeichen |
| Türkçe | Ters ünlem işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Tanda seru terbalik |
| Polski | Odwrócony wykrzyknik |
| Русский | Перевёрнутый восклицательный знак |
| 日本語 | 逆感嘆符 |
| 한국어 | 거꾸로 된 느낌표 |
Related symbols
All Punctuation →Questions people ask
How do I type ¡ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ¡ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 00A1 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+1.
What is the difference between ¡ and i?
¡ is the upside down exclamation mark (U+00A1). i is a different character: i (U+0069, Basic Latin block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ¡ on an iPhone?
On the English keyboard tap 123, then press and hold ! and slide to ¡.
What is the HTML code for the upside down exclamation mark?
Use the entity ¡ or the numeric code ¡ (hex ¡). In CSS write \00A1, in JavaScript \u00A1.
Will ¡ show on every phone?
¡ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.