How do I type an upside down question mark?

The easiest way to type an upside down question mark, is to just copy and paste the symbol whenever you need to use it: ¿ The ¿ is featured prominently on our homepage to make it easy to copy. We even have a short url - http://udq.fyi/ - for quick access!

How do I use the upside down question mark in HTML?

You can use any of these HTML codes: ¿ or ¿ or ¿ All three of these codes are exactly the same.

What is the Unicode code point for the upside down question mark?

The Unicode code point is U+00BF

How do I generate an upside down question mark in LaTeX?

Easy. Just type ?` (that's the question mark followed by a backtick)

What is the purpose of the upside down question mark?

Spanish (and other languages influenced by Spanish like Catalan) use the inverted question mark (also called the upside down question mark) at the beginning of a question. The normal, right side up question mark is still used at the end of the question. The idea is that when you're reading you can quickly identify a question.

Here's an example of how the inverted question mark is used in Spanish: ¿Cómo te llamas? (English: What is your name?)

Are the spanish question mark and inverted question mark the same as the upside down question mark?

Yup. Since the inverted or upside down question mark is typically seen in Spanish, it is sometimes referred to as the Spanish question mark. All three of these terms refer to the same thing!

Are there other types of question marks?

In addition to the upside down question mark (¿), there's the reversed question mark (⸮). The reversed question mark is not used as frequently.

How do I type other upside down characters?

Check out http://www.UpsideDownText.com/! While this website only focuses on the upside down question mark, UpsideDownText.com lets you enter sentences or even paragraphs which are then flipped upside down.

Does the font I'm using matter?

In almost all cases, no. All the most common fonts, including Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, and Courier, support the upside down question mark. Because it is such a common character, most other fonts you encounter should also support it.

Does it matter what character encoding my file uses?

Technically yes, but in most cases you don't have to worry about the encoding being used. Unicode of course supports the upside down question mark, but it's also included in Latin-1 and Windows-1252. If you're worried that your encoding isn't right, just test it!