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The punctuation mark ?! is called an interrobang
That's right, the combination question mark-exclamation mark that so many of us overuse in text messages has a name. It was invented in the 1960s by an ad man named Martin Speckter who wanted to lend typographical form to the messages behind advertising campaigns that were both questions and exclamations. Think: "Got milk?!" or "Can you hear me now?!" The You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. originally looked like this, "‽" but nowadays most people use its two root symbols instead.
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