Other Uses for the Exclamation Mark

Comics

In comics, a large exclamation mark is often used in the proximity of a character's head to indicate surprise. Some comic artists regularly use an exclamation mark to stop virtually every sentence, even when a period would be more appropriate. The origin of the practice can be traced to the fact that many artists believed that the period would be lost in the printing process.

Chess

In chess notation “!” denotes a good move and “!!” an excellent move. Likewise, in some chess variants such as large board Shogi variants, “!” is used to record pieces capturing by stationary feeding or burning.

Baseball

Exclamation marks or asterisks can be used on scorecards to denote a “great defensive play.”[1]

Sarcasm

In subtitles, a (!) symbol (an exclamation mark within parentheses) implies that a character has made an obviously sarcastic comment eg: “That's a great idea Ali (!)”

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