What does ❓ Red Question Mark mean?
A bold red question mark. It highlights a question, signals confusion or asks for clarification: “where are we meeting❓” It also tags quizzes, FAQs and polls. Compared with the outlined ❔, it is more prominent and insistent, so it suits a question you really want answered.
❓ Red Question Mark is an emoji from the Symbols category (punctuation marks), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about ? and punctuation.
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❓ Red Question Mark on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Red Question Mark looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Red Question Mark emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ❓ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :question:.
When was the Red Question Mark emoji added?
❓ Red Question Mark was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ❓ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Red Question Mark. The underlying code (U+2753) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.