B

ASCII Character Set

B.1 Introduction

This appendix lists, in Table B-1, the 256-character ASCII code set including the decimal and hexadecimal values. All ASCII symbols may be called while in DOS or using standard text-mode editors by using the combination keystroke of holding the Alt key and using the Numeric Keypad to enter the decimal value of the symbol. The extended ASCII characters (decimals 128-255) can only be called using the Alt + Numeric Keypad keys.

Regarding keystrokes, refer to notes at the end of the table. Applications may interpret multiple keystroke accesses differently or ignore them completely.

Table B-1.

ASCII Character Set

Dec

Hex

Symbol

Dec

Hex

Symbol

Dec

Hex

Symbol

Dec

Hex

Symbol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

00

Blank

32

20

Space

64

40

@

96

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

01

 

33

21

!

65

41

A

97

61

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

02

 

34

22

66

42

B

98

62

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

03

©

35

23

#

67

43

C

99

63

c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

04

®

36

24

$

68

44

D

100

64

d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

05

ß

37

25

%

69

45

E

101

65

e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

06

38

26

&

70

46

F

102

66

f

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

07

l

39

27

71

47

G

103

67

g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

08

m

40

28

(

72

48

H

104

68

h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

09

 

41

29

)

73

49

I

105

69

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

0A

 

42

2A

*

74

4A

J

106

6A

j

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

0B

 

43

2B

+

75

4B

K

107

6B

k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

0C

 

44

2C

`

76

4C

L

108

6C

l

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

0D

 

45

2D

-

77

4D

M

109

6D

m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

0E

 

46

2E

.

78

4E

N

110

6E

n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

0F

 

47

2F

/

79

4F

O

111

6F

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

10

4

48

30

0

80

50

P

112

70

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

11

3

49

31

1

81

51

Q

113

71

q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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