17 Facts About Exclamation mark

Graphically, the exclamation mark is represented by variations on the theme of a full stop point with a vertical line above.

In hacker culture, the exclamation mark is called “bang”, “shriek”, or, in the British slang known as Commonwealth Hackish, “pling”.

Exclamation mark is common to languages using the Latin alphabet, although usage varies slightly between languages.

Exclamation mark is sometimes used in conjunction with the question mark.

Overly frequent use of the exclamation mark is generally considered poor writing, as it distracts the reader and decreases the mark's significance.

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In Modern Greek, the exclamation mark has been introduced from Latin scripts and is used identically, although without the reluctance seen in English usage.

The use of the exclamation mark is needed when addressing someone and the addressing is a separate sentence.

In Turkish, an exclamation mark is used after a sentence or phrase for emphasis, and is common following both commands and the addressees of such commands.

In Limbu, an exclamation mark is used after a Limbu sentence or phrase for emphasis, and is common following both commands and the addressees of such commands.

In Khoisan languages, and the International Phonetic Alphabet, the exclamation mark is used as a letter to indicate the postalveolar click sound.

Exclamation mark has sometimes been used as a phonetic symbol to indicate that a consonant is ejective.

On warning signs, an exclamation mark is often used to draw attention to a warning of danger, hazards, and the unexpected.

Exclamation mark can be used in video games to signify that a character is startled or alarmed.

In Dota 2, an exclamation mark is shown above the head of a unit if it is killed by means not granting enemies experience or gold.

Some comic books, especially superhero comics of the mid-20th century, routinely use the exclamation point instead of the period, which means the character has just realized something; unlike when the question mark appears instead, which means the character is confused, surprised or they do not know what is happening.

In Scrabble, an exclamation mark written after a word is used to indicate its presence in the Official Tournament and Club Word List but its absence from the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, usually because the word has been judged offensive.

In musicals, an exclamation mark is usually used when the title of the show has the same title of a song within the act.