Typophile

Question mark forms

begsini

hi all,

i noticed on the front page a question mark set in Borges Titulo - it
seems to be of the general form where the upper part wants to shoot off
into never-neverland rather than curling back down.

it reminds me of the one in Scala Sans - my main disappointment/irritation
in an otherwise great typeface.

does anyone know about this kind of question mark? is this style part of
a general class of question mark designs? does it have a name?
what is the history of it or inspiration for that form?

thanks,
jarrod

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