What does ❔ White Question Mark mean?
An outlined question mark, lighter in weight than the red ❓. It suits softer, casual questions, gentle curiosity or mild confusion, and some people pick it so they do not sound demanding. In design chats it can stand for a help icon or tooltip. It is a low-key way to say “hmm, not sure”.
❔ White Question Mark is an emoji from the Symbols category (punctuation marks), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about ?, outlined and punctuation.
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❔ White Question Mark on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how White Question Mark looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the White 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 :grey_question:.
When was the White Question Mark emoji added?
❔ White 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 White Question Mark. The underlying code (U+2754) 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.