Fact · Languages and accents
In Spanish, question marks are double signs: an opening mark (¿) and a closing mark (?) that must be placed at the start and end of an interrogative sentence.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“en el idioma español son signos dobles, es decir, existe un signo de apertura (¿) y otro de cierre (?)”
Signo de interrogación (Spanish Wikipedia), Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia, 2026, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same rule applies to exclamation marks. A dictation tool for Spanish has to insert the opening mark as well as the closing one.
- What it does not show
- A community encyclopedia reporting the norm of the Royal Spanish Academy.