U+2757 "❗" Heavy Exclamation Mark Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2757 "❗" Heavy Exclamation Mark Symbol is a typographic icon that represents a bold, stylized exclamation point, typically rendered in a thicker weight than a standard punctuation mark to convey strong emphasis, urgency, or surprise. It is part of the Dingbats Unicode block and is commonly used in digital communication, social media, and software interfaces to draw attention to important messages or warnings. Unlike a simple ASCII exclamation mark, this symbol is designed to stand out visually, making it a popular choice for annotation in documents, error messages, and decorative text where heightened emotional or informational impact is desired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2757 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Heavy Exclamation Mark Symbol |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2757 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002757 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2757 |