How do I type the ⁇ double question mark symbol?

On Windows, type 2047 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2047. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⁇?

Double Question Mark is U+2047 and in LaTeX as \Question. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

Will ⁇ survive being pasted anywhere?

Not always. Double Question Mark is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with ??. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.

U+2047 · Other punctuation

LaTeX

\Question

Double Question Mark Symbol ⁇

⁇ is double question mark, U+2047. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of ?? (compat form). It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Other punctuation.

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2047`
HTML hex	`⁇`
HTML decimal	`⁇`
CSS	`\2047`
JavaScript	`\u{2047}`
Python	`\U00002047`
Java / C#	`\u2047`
Rust	`\u{2047}`
Swift	`\u{2047}`
PHP	`\u{2047}`
URL encoded	`%E2%81%87`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 81 87`
UTF-16 bytes	`2047`
Base64	`4oGH`
Decimal	`8263`
LaTeX	`\Question`
Decomposes to	?? (compat form)
Category	Other punctuation (Po)
Introduced	Unicode 3.2

Will ⁇ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites ⁇ as ??. Safe for display, not for storage.
Legacy encodings. ⁇ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Nearby in General Punctuation

The typographic marks that word processors quietly substitute for their ASCII lookalikes — real quotation marks, en and em dashes, the ellipsis. It also holds the invisible characters: zero-width spaces, joiners and directional marks that do work without drawing anything.

All 71 characters in General Punctuation →

How to type ⁇

Windows	Type `2047` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “double question mark”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2047`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⁇`

About Unicode’s Other punctuation category

Unicode files this under "other punctuation", the category for marks that are not brackets, dashes or quotes.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⁇ double question mark symbol?: On Windows, type 2047 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2047. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⁇?: Double Question Mark is U+2047 and in LaTeX as \Question. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
Will ⁇ survive being pasted anywhere?: Not always. Double Question Mark is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with ??. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.