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A question mark without its dot, for a catch in the throat.
Also known as: ʔ, Glottal stop, Dotless question mark, Voiceless glottal plosive
In the International Phonetic Alphabet this letter denotes a glottal stop: the vocal folds close completely and release, the catch heard in the middle of the English expression uh-oh and at the start of each syllable in some accents of English.
Denotes a glottal stop, a complete closure and release of the vocal folds themselves.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is a full phoneme in Arabic, Hawaiian and many other languages, and occurs in English as the sound between the syllables of uh-oh and in place of t in several accents.
Contexts: Language and transcription
The shape of a question mark with no dot beneath it: an upper curve turning right then descending to a straight vertical stroke.