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question_mark

📅 Updated:2026-05-04
🕒 Created:2016-01-23
🆔 ID:9916

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Use this tag when there is a "?" somewhere in the image, and it is used by itself as a response indicator, part of pictographics, or other decorative purpose. If it is used following a question, consider tagging question instead.
If it is present in the form "?!", the interrobang tag should be prioritized.
Question mark responses are used to show that a character is trying to understand something in the scene, to indicate that they don't understand something, to indicate that they are confused / disorientated, or as a placeholder for a generic question ("What is this?", "Who are you?", "What is happening?", etc).

Related tags

How to tag: Punctuation
Punctuation is tagged differently based on whether it is used by itself, with text, with symbols, or pictographics.

Punctuation forms

Treat interrobangs as distinct from their component punctuation.

By itself

- Use the appropriate punctuation tag.
- Do not tag question, or exclamation.

With text

Ellipses forms are tagged both with text, as well as without.
[table]
[thead][tr][th]Contains punctuation[/th][th] Tags to use[/th][th]Comments[/th][/tr][/thead]
[tbody]
[tr][td] ? [/td][td] asking, question, questioning_tone (sometimes) [/td][td]Do not tag as question_mark.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ! [/td][td] exclamation For sound effects, use emphatic_sound_effects instead. [/td][td]Do not tag as exclamation_point.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] !? (?!) [/td][td] interrobang_exclamation [/td][td]Tag the same way as a question mark with text.[/td][/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]

Pictographics

[table]
[thead][tr][th]Punctuation form[/th][th] Tags to use[/th][/tr][/thead]
[tbody]
[tr][td] pictographics + ? [/td][td] question_mark, also asking, questioning_tone[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + ! [/td][td] exclamation_point [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + !? (?!) [/td][td] !?, asking, questioning_tone[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + ... [/td][td] ellipsis Optional: vertical_ellipsis [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + ...? [/td][td] questioning_ellipsis, asking, questioning_tone [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + ...! [/td][td] emphatic_ellipsis, exclamation_point [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] pictographics + ...!? (...?!) [/td][td] interrobang_ellipsis, asking, questioning_tone [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ? [/td][td] asking, questioning_heart, question_mark, questioning_tone[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ! [/td][td] emphatic_heart, exclamation_point [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + !? (?!) [/td][td] !?, asking, emphatic_heart, questioning_heart, questioning_tone[/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ... [/td][td] ellipsis Optional: vertical_ellipsis [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ...? [/td][td] questioning_ellipsis, asking, questioning_heart, questioning_tone [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ...! [/td][td] emphatic_ellipsis, emphatic_heart, exclamation_point [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] <3 + ...!? (...?!) [/td][td] interrobang_ellipsis, asking, emphatic_heart, questioning_heart, questioning_tone [/td][/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]

See also

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