¡
U+00A1 INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
Latin-1 Supplement · Other punctuation
| Name | INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00A1 |
| Decimal | 161 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Category | Other punctuation (Po) |
| UTF-8 | C2 A1 |
| UTF-16 | 00A1 |
| UTF-32 | 000000A1 |
| HTML | ¡ ¡ ¡ |
| CSS | \00A1 |
| JavaScript | \u00A1 |
| Python | \u00a1 |
| URL-encoded | %C2%A1 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the character U+00A1?
U+00A1 ¡ is officially named INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Other punctuation.
How do I type ¡?
Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00A1, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00a1, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00A1. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0161 on the numeric keypad also works.
How do I write ¡ in HTML?
As a numeric character reference ¡ (decimal) or ¡ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity ¡.
How is ¡ encoded in UTF-8?
In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 A1. In UTF-16: 00A1.