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{{also|ǃ|ⵑ|¡|Ị|uni=auto}}
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{{character info/var|❕|❗|❢|❣|︕|﹗|！}}
==Translingual==

===Description===
A point and a vertical line above it. In some fonts the vertical line forms a thin acute angle, being slightly larger at the top than the bottom. It may also be rounded at the top.

===Etymology===
Derives from <math>\overset{I}{o}</math>, a {{der|mul|la|-}} abbreviation of either {{m|la|interiectiō||interjection}} or the interjection {{m|la|iō||hey!}}, placed at the end of an exclamation to mark it as such.<ref>{{cite-book|en|year=1987|author=Alexander Humez|title=A B C et cetera: the life & times of the Roman alphabet|publisher=David R. Godine|location=Boston|isbn=9781567921007|oclc=44669442}}</ref> It expresses awe, wonderment ({{m+|la|admīrātiō}}) in the clause.

===Punctuation mark===
{{mul-punctuation mark}}

# {{n-g|Denoting [[excitement]], [[surprise]], [[shock]] or sudden [[realization]]s.}}
## {{n-g|Expresses [[excitement]], [[anger]] or other [[emotion]].}}
##: {{ux|en|What a beautiful day'''!'''}}
##* {{RQ:mul:Rowling Harry Potter|pt-BR|7|page=369|text=Seu macaquinho imundo'''!'''|t=You filthy little monkey'''!'''}}
## {{n-g|Replacing a period at the end of a declarative sentence.}}
##: {{ux|en|I had no idea'''!'''}}
## {{n-g|Following a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence.}}
##: {{ux|en|How is that possible?'''!'''}}
## {{n-g|At the end of an interjection that is set off by dashes or parentheses.}}
##: {{ux|en|After he finished his drink — his fifth'''!''' — he left the room.}}
## {{n-g|In parentheses, see {{l|mul|(!)}}.}}
##: {{ux|en|After he finished his fifth drink ('''!'''), he left the room.}}
## {{lb|en|informal}} {{n-g|Used between words to add [[emphasis]] to an [[exclamation]] or [[imperative]].}}
##* {{quote-journal|en|termlang=mul|date=2024-10-24|author=Mehera Bonner; Jamie Ballard|title=Hi, You Should See These Rare Photos of Prince William Through the Years|journal=w:[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g30120123/prince-william-young-photos/|passage=MAKE'''!''' PRINCE'''!''' WILLIAM'''!''' HAVE'''!''' MIDDLE'''!''' PARTED'''!''' BANGS'''!''' AGAIN'''!'''}}
## {{lb|mul|comics}} {{n-g|Used in some comics instead of the [[period]] ('''{{l|mul|.}}'''), ending all [[sentence]]s, except those that use question marks, ellipses, etc.}}
## {{lb|mul|comics|video games}} {{n-g|Used [[by oneself|by itself]] to convey that a [[character]] is [[surprised]] at something.}}
##: {{ux|en|Character #1: "The zombie is right behind you!"<br/><!--
         -->Character #2: "'''!'''"}}
##* {{quote-video game|mul|title=w:Pokémon Red and Blue|year=1996|developer=w:Game Freak|publisher=w:Nintendo|text='''!''' {{q-g|indicates that another trainer noticed the [[player]] character, prompting a battle between them}}}}
##* {{RQ:Undertale|passage='''!''' {{q-g|indicates a random [[encounter]] with a monster}}}}
## {{lb|mul|comics|video games}} {{n-g|Used to convey that a [[character]] has made a sudden [[realize|realization]].}}
##* {{quote-video game|en|title=w:Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All|year=2002|developer=w:Capcom|publisher=w:Capcom
|text=''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' I would like to go over this one more time. You met Adrian Andrews at a bar and took the request at that time? / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' Yes, that is correct. / ''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' And that's the moment you thought '<i>he</i>' was trustworthy... / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' How many times must I repeat myself? Yes, that is correct. / ''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' I'm sorry, but that is an impossible tale. / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' Wh-What!? / ''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' Shelly de Killer. You have never met the real Adrian Andrews! / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' ...! Wh-Why would you say that...? / ''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' Because you made one very big slip-up... ...about ''her''. / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' So what is the issue... ...'''!''' / ''{{smallcaps|de Killer}}:'' Wh-What did you say just now...? About '<i>her</i>'...? / ''{{smallcaps|Phoenix}}:'' If you had ever met Adrian Andrews in person... One look would have told you that she is a woman!}}
# {{lb|mul|botany}} {{n-g|Placed after a [[herbarium]] abbreviation to indicate that the mentioned [[material]] held there has been examined directly by the [[author]].}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|termlang=mul|year=2008|month=June|author=A Michele Funston|title=Taxonomic Revision of Roldana (Asteraceae: Senecioneae), a Genus of the Southwestern U.S.A., Mexico, and Central America|journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden|volume=95|issue=2|page=307
|passage=TYPE: Mexico. Nayarit: Tepic, 10 Feb. 1927, ''Marcus E. Jones 23357'' (holotype, POM not seen; isotype, US'''!''').}}
# {{lb|mul|Internet slang|fandom}} {{n-g|Used to join a [[descriptor]], such as a trait, with its [[referent]], usually a character or relationship.}}<ref>{{cite-web|en|year=2019|title=&excl;|url=https://fanlore.org/wiki/!|work=Fanlore|accessdate=2020-04-20}}</ref>
#: {{ux|en|She particularly prefers to read fanfiction about hurt'''!'''Spock.}}
#* {{quote-newsgroup|en |date=2000-10-03 |author=Alli Snow |url=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.tv.stargate-sg1/Z0iXYG5Xsig/4_pFnhi7tykJ |newsgroup=alt.tv.stargate-sg1 |id=8rehdg$7u2$1@nnrp1.deja.com |title=comment and question |text=But it has been a while since we've seen Smart'''!'''Jack; I wouldn't mind seeing him again...}}
#* {{quote-newsgroup|en |date=2000-12-12 |author=Laura |url=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.tv.x-files/_p3zPX0qqSc/BBnbWO3aYCMJ |newsgroup=alt.tv.x-files |id=3A36ABBA.FE77CD07@erols.com |title=Since You've Been Gone |text=Some take great exception to Action'''!'''Scully thinking she should be a little more country than rock and roll in her delicate condition.}}

====Usage notes====
* Its English name is variously [[exclamation mark]], [[exclamation point]], [[exclamation]], [[ecphoneme]], or, in computing contexts, [[shriek]], [[bang]] or [[pling]].
* In its use to denote excitement, surprise, or shock, it is sometimes repeated for additional emphasis, as in "!!", "!!!", "??!!!", or the like.

====Derived terms====
{{col3|mul
|(!)
|! !
|!!<qq:doubled>
|!?<qq:exclamation and questioning>
|‽<qq:interrobang>
|¡<qq:inverted>
|⚠
|❢
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|punctuation mark denoting excitement, surprise, or shock}}
* Aiton: {{t|aio|꩷}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|՜}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|!}}, {{t|ca|¡ !}} {{q|uncommon}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|！}}
* Fula: {{t|ff|𞥞}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|！}}
* Limbu: {{t-check|lif|᥄}}
* N'Ko: {{t|nqo|߹}}
* Shan: {{t|shn|႟}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|¡ !}}
* Vai: {{t|vai|꘎꘎}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Symbol===
{{head|mul|symbol}}

# {{lb|mul|mathematics}} The [[factorial]]: the result of a [[multiplication]] of all [[integer]]s from 1 to the given [[number]].
#: 5'''!''' = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120
#: "five '''factorial''' equals 120"
# {{lb|mul|chess}} {{n-g|An indicator of a good move.}}
#* {{quote-book|fr|termlang=mul|year=1983|author=Claude Santoy|title=Échecs et maths|publisher=Marabout,|isbn=2-501-00341-1|page=134
|passage=(Fb4'''!''' 10.c3 suivi de De7 eut été plus précis)
|t=(Bb4! 10.c3 followed by Qe7 would have been more efficient)}}
# {{lb|mul|computing|in many [[programming language]]s}} {{n-g|A [[Boolean]] [[negation]], the ''not'' [[operator]], serving to [[invert]] the [[truth value]] of what follows.}}
# {{lb|mul|computing|[[e-mail]]}} {{n-g|Formerly used as a [[separator]] between [[hostname]]s in an [[e-mail address]] for the purpose of [[routing]] a message (called ''bang path notation'').}}
# {{lb|mul|computing|[[IRC]]}} {{n-g|Used as a separator between a user's [[nickname]] and [[ident]].}}

===See also===
{{punctuation}}

===References===
{{reflist}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Exclamation mark}}

==English==

===Symbol===
{{en-symbol}}

# {{n-g|In [[gloss]]es, marks a word as [[imperative]].}}
#: {{ux|en|{{m|eo|manĝi}}, {{m|eo|manĝu}}, {{m|eo|manĝis}} "[[eat]], [[eat]]'''!''', [[ate]]"}}

==German==

===Punctuation mark===
{{head|de|punctuation mark}}

# {{lb|de|obsolete}} {{n-g|Used at the end of a [[salutation]] line of a letter.}}
#: {{ux|de|Lieber Hans'''!'''|Dear Hans,}}