Noun

1. Punctuation used to denote excitement, surprise or shock; exclamation point.

   The excessive use of exclamation marks devaluates their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!

   The dam has burst, run for your lives!

2. A separator for an e-mail address.

See also

• ¡ (inverted exclamation mark/point)
• ‼ (double exclamation mark/point)
• ‽ (interrobang)
• ⁈
• ⁉
• ﹗ (small exclamation mark/point)
• ❢ (dingbat)
• ❣ (dingbat)
• ！ (fullwidth)
• ՜ (Armenian)
• ᥄ (Limbu)