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ASCII World
¿

Inverted question mark

ExtendedASCII 191 | Hex 0xBF | U+00BF

ASCII Code

Decimal
191
Hexadecimal
0xBF
Octal
277
Binary
1011 1111

How to Type

Windows Alt CodeAlt + 191
HTML Entity
¿
Unicode InputU+00BF

Character in Different Encodings

EncodingCodeSymbolName
Code page 437191Box drawings light down and left
ISO-8859-1191¿Inverted question mark
ISO-8859-2191żLatin small letter z with dot above
ISO-8859-3191żLatin small letter z with dot above
ISO-8859-4191ŋLatin small letter eng
ISO-8859-5191ПCyrillic capital letter Pe
ISO-8859-6191؟Arabic question mark
ISO-8859-7191ΏGreek capital letter Omega with tonos
ISO-8859-8191-Unused
ISO-8859-9191¿Inverted question mark
ISO-8859-10191ŋLatin small letter eng
ISO-8859-11191Thai character Fo Fan
Windows-1250191żLatin small letter z with dot above
Windows-1251191їCyrillic small letter yi
Windows-1252191¿Inverted question mark
Windows-1253191ΏGreek capital letter Omega with tonos
Windows-1254191¿Inverted question mark
Windows-1255191¿Inverted question mark
Windows-1256191؟Arabic question mark
Windows-1257191æLatin small letter ae
Windows-1258191¿Inverted question mark

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ASCII code 191?
ASCII code 191 represents the Inverted question mark character. In hexadecimal it is 0xBF, in binary 1011 1111, and in octal 277. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 191 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 191 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ¿ or ¿.