U+003F "?" Question Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+003F "?" Question Mark is a fundamental punctuation mark used in many writing systems to indicate a direct question or an interrogative sentence. Originating from the Latin alphabet, it is encoded in the Basic Latin block of Unicode and is widely recognized in digital communication for ending queries, representing unknown values in programming, or denoting uncertainty in text. Its visual design typically features a hook or curve above a dot, and it occupies code point 0x3F in ASCII and UTF 8, ensuring consistent representation across various platforms and software.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+003F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Question Mark |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ? |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ? |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x3F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x003F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000003F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u003f |