U00BF0

U00BF0 is a Unicode character that represents the inverted question mark symbol (¿). This character is part of the Latin-1 Supplement block in the Unicode standard, which includes characters from the ISO/IEC 8859-1 (Latin-1) character set. The inverted question mark is commonly used in Spanish and other Spanish-influenced languages to indicate a direct question. It is also used in some other languages and contexts to denote a question or to introduce a quotation.

The Unicode code point for U00BF0 is U+00BF. In UTF-8 encoding, it is represented by the byte sequence C2 BF. In UTF-16 encoding, it is represented by the code unit 00BF. The character has a bidirectional class of "ON" (Other Neutrals), meaning it is treated as a neutral character in bidirectional text algorithms.

The inverted question mark is visually distinct from the regular question mark (?), which is represented by the Unicode character U+003F. The inverted question mark is typically placed at the beginning of a question to indicate that the question is being asked directly to the reader or the subject of the sentence. For example, in Spanish, the sentence "¿Cómo estás?" translates to "How are you?" and uses the inverted question mark to indicate that the question is being asked directly to the reader.

In summary, U00BF0 is a Unicode character that represents the inverted question mark symbol, commonly used in Spanish and other languages to indicate a direct question. It is part of the Latin-1 Supplement block and has a Unicode code point of U+00BF.