How to Use the Charts

To determine the hexadecimal number that prints a particular char- acter, find the character in one of the tables; then look at the top of its column and at the beginning of its row. The number at the top of the column is the first digit of the character’s hex code, and the number at the beginning of the row is the second digit of the hex code.

For example, find the capital Z in the IBM Standard chart on the next page. At the top of its column is 5 and at the beginning of its row is A. Therefore the hex code for a capital Z is 5A.

Converting hexadecimal numbers to decimal numbers

If you prefer to use decimal numbers instead of hexadecimal num- bers, you can convert them with the chart below. Just read down in the column for the first digit of the hex number and across in the row for the second digit. Where the two intersect is the decimal number that corresponds to your hex number. For example, to find the decimal equivalent of hex 5A, look where column 5 intersects with row A. There you will find decimal 90.

Hex-to-Decimal Conversion Chart

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 A B C D E F

0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

11 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241

22 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242

33 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243

44 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180 196 212 228 244

55 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245

66 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246

77 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247

88 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248

99 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 A 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 B 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 C 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 D 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 E 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 F 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 159 175 191 207 223 239 255

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