¡ !

Punctuation mark

 * 1) Encloses an exclamation in some languages.

Usage notes
The symbols are called, in English:
 * = inverted exclamation point
 * = exclamation point

Usage notes

 * ¡ is used at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ! at the end; however, in Catalan it is not mandatory to use ¡.

Usage notes

 * In written Spanish, ¡ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ! at the end.

Etymology
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Usage notes

 * In writing, ¡ is written at the beginning of a phrase expressing exclamation, with ! at the end.
 * This was common in Classical Tagalog, but fell out of use replaced by ! outside of literature.