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ASCII Table

Search all 128 ASCII values by decimal, hexadecimal, binary, HTML entity, character, abbreviation or description. Inspect one code, copy filtered results or download a CSV file.

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0-127

Use decimal, 0x hexadecimal, 0b binary, U+ code point, HTML entity, a character or a localized description.

Showing 128 ASCII codes.

Selected character A Uppercase letter A
Decimal65
Hexadecimal0x41
Binary0b01000001
HTML decimalA
HTML hexadecimalA

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ASCII codes, characters and descriptions

DecHexBinaryHTMLCharDescriptionGroup

Common ASCII codes

ASCII control and printable ranges

0-31Non-printing control characters originally used for terminals, printers and communication control.
9, 10, 13Horizontal tab, line feed and carriage return still appear in text files, logs, CSV and protocol data.
32-126Printable ASCII includes space, punctuation, digits, uppercase letters, lowercase letters and symbols.
127DEL is a control character historically used for delete or rubout.

ASCII vs Unicode

ASCIIASCII is a 7-bit character set with values from 0 through 127.
UTF-8The first 128 Unicode code points match ASCII, so every ASCII file is valid UTF-8.
Extended ASCIIValues 128-255 are not one universal ASCII table; their characters depend on the selected code page.
HTML entitiesDecimal and hexadecimal numeric entities can represent ASCII and other Unicode code points in HTML.

ASCII table FAQ

What is ASCII?

ASCII is a 7-bit character encoding with values from 0 to 127, including control and printable characters.

What is the ASCII code for A?

Uppercase A is decimal 65, hexadecimal 41, binary 01000001 and HTML entity A.

How do I search by hexadecimal or binary?

Prefix hexadecimal input with 0x and binary input with 0b, for example 0x41 or 0b01000001.

Is extended ASCII part of the ASCII standard?

No. Values 128-255 belong to code pages or other encodings and do not have one universal character mapping.