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The exclamation mark ! (also known as exclamation point in American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or to show emphasis. The exclamation mark often marks the end of a sentence. For example: "Watch out!". Similarly, a bare exclamation mark (with nothing before or after) is frequently used in warning signs. Additionally, the exclamation mark is commonly used in writing to make a character seem as though they are shouting, excited, or surprised.
The exclamation mark originated from the Latin word Io, or a shortening of a different word, which was used to express joy at the end of sentences. It is thought to have evolved into a shape resembling an I above a dot. The use of the exclamation mark as punctuation, often attributed to Alpoleio da Urbisaglia in the 14th century, was made because da Urbisaglia was annoyed at the reading of emotionally charged script in a flat tone. The symbol he made resembled the modern exclamation mark and indicated strong emotions such as admiration and surprise.
Other uses include:
In mathematics, it denotes the factorial operation.
Several computer languages use ! at the beginning of an expression to denote logical negation. For example,!A means "the logical negation of A", also called "not A". This usage has spread to ordinary language (e.g., "!clue" means no-clue or clueless).
Some languages use ǃ, a symbol that looks like an exclamation mark, to denote a click consonant.
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