ASCII Codes — Full list of Characters, Letters, Symbols & Signs

ASCII is an abbreviation for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Approved by the American Standards Association (now known as ANSI for American National Standards Institute) in 1963, ASCII defined the standard for displaying characters on electronic devices.

Almost all computer systems today use the ASCII code to represent characters and texts. ASCII is often called US-ASCII. Now, ISO 646 is the internationally defined character sets standard.

ASCII started a 7-bit code, with 128 characters. The code consists of 33 non-printable and 95 printable characters. It includes letters, punctuation marks, numbers and control characters. It was later expanded by IBM to an 8-bit code and 256 characters.

Here’s the full list of ASCII characters, letters, symbols and signs, arranged in the order of character types.

Here’s the list of 128 characters defined in the ASCII code.

ASCII Code — Dec.ASCII SymbolExplanationGroup
0NULThe null character prompts the device to do nothingControl Character
1SOHInitiates a header (Start of Heading)Control Character
2STXEnds the header and marks the beginning of a message. (start of text)Control Character
3ETXIndicates the end of the message (end of text)Control Character
4EOTMarks the end of a completes transmission (End of Transmission)Control Character
5ENQA request that requires a response (Enquiry)Control Character
6ACKGives a positive answer to the request (Acknowledge)Control Character
7BELTriggers a beep (Bell)Control Character
8BSLets the cursor move back one step (Backspace)Control Character
9TAB (HT)A horizontal tab that moves the cursor within a row to the next predefined position (Horizontal Tab)Control Character
10LFCauses the cursor to jump to the next line (Line Feed)Control Character
11VTThe vertical tab lets the cursor jump to a predefined line (Vertical Tab)Control Character
12FFRequests a page break (Form Feed)Control Character
13CRMoves the cursor back to the first position of the line (Carriage Return)Control Character
14SOSwitches to a special presentation (Shift Out)Control Character
15SISwitches the display back to the normal state (Shift In)Control Character
16DLEChanges the meaning of the following characters (Data Link Escape)Control Character
17DC1Control characters assigned depending on the device used (Device Control)Control Character
18DC2Control characters assigned depending on the device used (Device Control)Control Character
19DC3Control characters assigned depending on the device used (Device Control)Control Character
20DC4Control characters assigned depending on the device used (Device Control)Control Character
21NAKNegative response to a request (Negative Acknowledge)Control Character
22SYNSynchronizes a data transfer, even if no signals are transmitted (Synchronous Idle)Control Character
23ETBMarks the end of a transmission block (End of Transmission Block)Control Character
24CANMakes it clear that a transmission was faulty and the data must be discarded (Cancel)Control Character
25EMIndicates the end of the storage medium (End of Medium)Control Character
26SUBReplacement for a faulty sign (Substitute)Control Character
27ESCInitiates an escape sequence and thus gives the following characters a special meaning (Escape)Control Character
28FSMarks the separation of logical data blocks and is hierarchically ordered: file as the largest unit, file as the smallest unit.(File Separator, Group Separator, Record Separator, Unit Separator)Control Character
29GSMarks the separation of logical data blocks and is hierarchically ordered: file as the largest unit, file as the smallest unit.(File Separator, Group Separator, Record Separator, Unit Separator)Control Character
30RSMarks the separation of logical data blocks and is hierarchically ordered: file as the largest unit, file as the smallest unit.(File Separator, Group Separator, Record Separator, Unit Separator)Control Character
31USMarks the separation of logical data blocks and is hierarchically ordered: file as the largest unit, file as the smallest unit.(File Separator, Group Separator, Record Separator, Unit Separator)Control Character
32SPBlank space (Space)Special Character
33!Exclamation markSpecial Character
34 Only quotes aboveSpecial Character
35#Pound signSpecial Character
36$Dollar signSpecial Character
37%Percentage signSpecial Character
38&Commericial andSpecial Character
39 ApostropheSpecial Character
40(Left bracketSpecial Character
41)Right bracketSpecial Character
42*AsteriskSpecial Character
43+Plus symbolSpecial Character
44,CommaSpecial Character
45–DashSpecial Character
46.Full stopSpecial Character
47/Forward slashSpecial Character
480 Numbers
491 Numbers
502 Numbers
513 Numbers
524 Numbers
535 Numbers
546 Numbers
557 Numbers
568 Numbers
579 Numbers
58:ColonSpecial characters
59;SemicolonSpecial characters
60<Small than bracketSpecial characters
61=Equals signSpecial characters
62>Bigger than symbolSpecial characters
63?Question markSpecial characters
64@At symbolSpecial characters
65A Capital letters
66B Capital letters
67C Capital letters
68D Capital letters
69E Capital letters
70F Capital letters
71G Capital letters
72H Capital letters
73I Capital letters
74J Capital letters
75K Capital letters
76L Capital letters
77M Capital letters
78N Capital letters
79O Capital letters
80P Capital letters
81Q Capital letters
82R Capital letters
83S Capital letters
84T Capital letters
85U Capital letters
86V Capital letters
87W Capital letters
88X Capital letters
89Y Capital letters
90Z Capital letters
91[Left square bracketSpecial character
92\Inverse/backward slashSpecial character
93]Right square bracketSpecial character
94^CircumflexSpecial character
95_UnderscoreSpecial character
96`Gravis (backtick)Special character
97a Lowercase letters
98b Lowercase letters
99c Lowercase letters
100d Lowercase letters
101e Lowercase letters
102f Lowercase letters
103g Lowercase letters
104h Lowercase letters
105i Lowercase letters
106j Lowercase letters
107k Lowercase letters
108l Lowercase letters
109m Lowercase letters
110n Lowercase letters
111o Lowercase letters
112p Lowercase letters
113q Lowercase letters
114r Lowercase letters
115s Lowercase letters
116t Lowercase letters
117u Lowercase letters
118v Lowercase letters
119w Lowercase letters
120x Lowercase letters
121y Lowercase letters
122z Lowercase letters
123{Left curly bracketSpecial characters
124lVertical lineSpecial characters
125}Right curly bracketsSpecial characters
126~TildeSpecial characters
127DELDeletes a character. Since this control character consists of the same number on all positions, during the typewriter era it was possible to invalidate another character by punching out all the positions (Delete)Control characters

Here are the additional ASCII characters developed in the later phase once it was extended from 7-bit to 8-bit.

ASCII Code — Dec.ASCII SymbolExplanationGroup
128ÇMajuscule c-cedillaExtended Characters
129üLetter “u” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “u-umlaut”Extended Characters
130éLetter “e” with acute accent or “e-acute”Extended Characters
131âLetter “a” with circumflex accent or “a-circumflex”Extended Characters
132äLetter “a” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “a-umlaut”Extended Characters
133àLetter “a” with grave accentExtended Characters
134åLetter “a” with a ringExtended Characters
135çMinuscule c-cedillaExtended Characters
136êLetter “e” with circumflex accent or “e-circumflex”Extended Characters
137ëLetter “e” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “e-umlaut”Extended Characters
138èLetter “e” with grave accentExtended Characters
139ïLetter “i” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “i-umlaut”Extended Characters
140îLetter “i” with circumflex accent or “i-circumflex”Extended Characters
141ìLetter “i” with grave accentExtended Characters
142ÄLetter “a” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “a-umlaut”Extended Characters
143ÅCapital letter “a” with a ringExtended Characters
144ÉCapital letter “e” with acute accent or “e-acute”Extended Characters
145æLatin diphthong “ae” in lowercaseExtended Characters
146ÆLatin diphthong “ae” in uppercaseExtended Characters
147ôLetter “o” with circumflex accent or “o-circumflex”Extended Characters
148öLetter “o” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “o-umlaut”Extended Characters
149òLetter “o” with grave accentExtended Characters
150ûLetter “u” with circumflex accent or “u-circumflex”Extended Characters
151ùLetter “u” with grave accentExtended Characters
152ÿLowercase letter “y” with diaeresisExtended Characters
153ÖLetter “o” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “o-umlaut”Extended Characters
154ÜLetter “u” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “u-umlaut”Extended Characters
155øSlashed zero or empty setExtended Characters
156£Pound sign ; symbol for the pound sterlingExtended Characters
157ØSlashed zero or empty setExtended Characters
158×Multiplication signExtended Characters
159ƒFunction sign ; f with hook sign ; florin signExtended Characters
160áLetter “a” with acute accent or “a-acute”Extended Characters
161íLetter “i” with acute accent or “i-acute”Extended Characters
162óLetter “o” with acute accent or “o-acute”Extended Characters
163úLetter “u” with acute accent or “u-acute”Extended Characters
164ñLetter “n” with tilde ; enyeExtended Characters
165ÑLetter “n” with tilde ; enyeExtended Characters
166ªFeminine ordinal indicatorExtended Characters
167ºMasculine ordinal indicatorExtended Characters
168¿Inverted question marksExtended Characters
169®Registered trademark symbolExtended Characters
170¬Logical negation symbolExtended Characters
171½One halfExtended Characters
172¼Quarter or one fourthExtended Characters
173¡Inverted exclamation marksExtended Characters
174«Angle quotes or guillemetsExtended Characters
175»Guillemets or angle quotesExtended Characters
176░Extended Characters
177▒Extended Characters
178▓Extended Characters
179│Box drawing characterExtended Characters
180┤Box drawing characterExtended Characters
181ÁCapital letter “a” with acute accent or “a-acute”Extended Characters
182ÂLetter “a” with circumflex accent or “a-circumflex”Extended Characters
183ÀLetter “a” with grave accentExtended Characters
184©Copyright symbolExtended Characters
185╣Box drawing characterExtended Characters
186║Box drawing characterExtended Characters
187╗Box drawing characterExtended Characters
188╝Box drawing characterExtended Characters
189¢Cent symbolExtended Characters
190¥Yen and yuan signExtended Characters
191┐Box drawing characterExtended Characters
192└Box drawing characterExtended Characters
193┴Box drawing characterExtended Characters
194┬Box drawing characterExtended Characters
195├Box drawing characterExtended Characters
196─Box drawing characterExtended Characters
197┼Box drawing characterExtended Characters
198ãLowercase letter “a” with tilde or “a-tilde”Extended Characters
199ÃCapital letter “a” with tilde or “a-tilde”Extended Characters
200╚Box drawing characterExtended Characters
201╔Box drawing characterExtended Characters
202╩Box drawing characterExtended Characters
203╦Box drawing characterExtended Characters
204╠Box drawing characterExtended Characters
205═Box drawing characterExtended Characters
206╬Box drawing characterExtended Characters
207¤Generic currency signExtended Characters
208ðLowercase letter “eth”Extended Characters
209ÐCapital letter “eth”Extended Characters
210ÊLetter “e” with circumflex accent or “e-circumflex”Extended Characters
211ËLetter “e” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “e-umlaut”Extended Characters
212ÈLetter “e” with grave accentExtended Characters
213ıLowercase dot less iExtended Characters
214ÍCapital letter “i” with acute accent or “i-acute”Extended Characters
215ÎLetter “i” with circumflex accent or “i-circumflex”Extended Characters
216ÏLetter “i” with umlaut or diaeresis ; “i-umlaut”Extended Characters
217┘Box drawing characterExtended Characters
218┌Box drawing characterExtended Characters
219█BlockExtended Characters
220▄Bottom half blockExtended Characters
221¦Vertical broken barExtended Characters
222ÌLetter “i” with grave accentExtended Characters
223▀Top half blockExtended Characters
224ÓCapital letter “o” with acute accent or “o-acute”Extended Characters
225ßLetter “eszett” ; “scharfes s” or “sharp s”Extended Characters
226ÔLetter “o” with circumflex accent or “o-circumflex”Extended Characters
227ÒLetter “o” with grave accentExtended Characters
228õLetter “o” with tilde or “o-tilde”Extended Characters
229ÕLetter “o” with tilde or “o-tilde”Extended Characters
230µLowercase letter “mu” ; micro sign or micronExtended Characters
231þLowercase letter “thorn”Extended Characters
232ÞCapital letter “thorn”Extended Characters
233ÚCapital letter “u” with acute accent or “u-acute”Extended Characters
234ÛLetter “u” with circumflex accent or “u-circumflex”Extended Characters
235ÙLetter “u” with grave accentExtended Characters
236ýLowercase letter “y” with acute accentExtended Characters
237ÝCapital letter “y” with acute accentExtended Characters
238¯Macron symbolExtended Characters
239´Acute accentExtended Characters
240­HyphenExtended Characters
241±Plus-minus signExtended Characters
242‗Underline or underscoreExtended Characters
243¾Three quartersExtended Characters
244Paragraph sign or pilcrowExtended Characters
245§Section signExtended Characters
246÷The division sign ; obelusExtended Characters
247¸CedillaExtended Characters
248°Degree symbolExtended Characters
249¨DiaeresisExtended Characters
250·Interpunct or space dotExtended Characters
251¹Superscript oneExtended Characters
252³Cube or superscript threeExtended Characters
253²Square or superscript twoExtended Characters
254■Black squareExtended Characters
255nbspNon-breaking space or no-break spaceExtended Characters

That’s the full list of ASCII characters, letters, symbols and signs, arranged in the order of character types.