ASCII Table

Dive into the world of ASCII characters with our comprehensive ASCII Table. Discover the code for every character at your fingertips.

Dec Hex Binary HTML Char Description
0 00 00000000 � NUL Null
1 01 00000001  SOH Start of Header
2 02 00000010  STX Start of Text
3 03 00000011  ETX End of Text
4 04 00000100  EOT End of Transmission
5 05 00000101  ENQ Enquiry
6 06 00000110  ACK Acknowledge
7 07 00000111  BEL Bell
8 08 00001000  BS Backspace
9 09 00001001 	 HT Horizontal Tab
10 0A 00001010 
 LF Line Feed
11 0B 00001011  VT Vertical Tab
12 0C 00001100  FF Form Feed
13 0D 00001101 
 CR Carriage Return
14 0E 00001110  SO Shift Out
15 0F 00001111  SI Shift In
16 10 00010000  DLE Data Link Escape
17 11 00010001  DC1 Device Control 1
18 12 00010010  DC2 Device Control 2
19 13 00010011  DC3 Device Control 3
20 14 00010100  DC4 Device Control 4
21 15 00010101  NAK Negative Acknowledge
22 16 00010110  SYN Synchronize
23 17 00010111  ETB End of Transmission Block
24 18 00011000  CAN Cancel
25 19 00011001  EM End of Medium
26 1A 00011010  SUB Substitute
27 1B 00011011  ESC Escape
28 1C 00011100  FS File Separator
29 1D 00011101  GS Group Separator
30 1E 00011110  RS Record Separator
31 1F 00011111  US Unit Separator
32 20 00100000   space Space

Extended ASCII table

Dec Hex Binary HTML Char  

What is ASCII Code?

ASCII, which stands for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a 7-bit character encoding system with values ranging from 0 to 127. It encompasses both control characters and printable characters, including digits, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters.

ASCII vs Unicode

ASCII is a 7-bit character code with values from 0 to 7F16, while Unicode is a character encoding system that extends beyond ASCII, encompassing the ASCII code's values from 0 to 10FFFF16.

Purpose

  • Character Mapping: Provides a clear mapping between characters and their ASCII codes.
  • Data Representation: Essential for data transmission and storage, as it converts characters into numerical values and vice versa.

Components

  • Characters: Lists all standard characters, including letters, numbers, symbols, and control characters.
  • ASCII Codes: Displays the numeric representation assigned to each character.

Utility

  • Programming: Crucial for coding, helping programmers work with characters and their codes.
  • Data Processing: Used in data manipulation, sorting, and transformation.
  • Character Recognition: Enables easy identification of special characters.

The ASCII Table acts as a bridge between the digital and human-readable worlds. It simplifies the interpretation and manipulation of characters in various applications, making it an indispensable tool in computing and programming.

What is the main function of an ASCII Table?

The primary purpose of an ASCII Table is to provide a reference for characters and their corresponding ASCII codes. It assists in converting characters into numerical values and vice versa, aiding in programming and data representation tasks.

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