# Name That Symbol

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-symbol/137989>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-symbol/137989 "2002-11-21T18:48:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-symbol/137989/21 "2002-11-25T01:42:51Z")

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In typesetting, we called this: !  
A shout. I’ve also heard it called a screamer.

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