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by 3131s 3171 days ago
The interrobang is real, but that's the only one I think.
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It's not real. The symbol might be attributed some meaning, but it's not real punctuation and definitely shouldn't be.
Define "real"
Wow. It didn't take long to go from punctuation to philosophy.
It's been in use for about a half century; it's typically described as “nonstandard”, though given the absence of a standards body for English it's not clear what that means.

It's definitely “real” in the sense of being in actual use in the wild with a clear and well-understood meaning.

People use it; it's real.