
ASCII table - Table of ASCII codes, characters and symbols
This page shows the extended ASCII table which is based on the Windows-1252 character set which is an 8 bit ASCII table with 256 characters and symbols. It includes all ASCII codes from …
What does 8-bit mean? - ASCII table
8-bit ASCII, also known as Extended ASCII, is a development of the original American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) system that expands upon its foundational …
ASCII Characters
When storing an ASCII character in memory, the 7-bit binary code is placed in a byte with the most significant bit (MSB) set to 0, effectively making it an 8-bit value.
What does Extended ASCII mean?
Extended ASCII, also known as "high ASCII" or "8-bit ASCII," is a collection of character sets that build upon the original 7-bit ASCII by using the full capacity of an 8-bit byte, allowing for 256 …
ASCII Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard that assigns a unique 7-bit or 8-bit binary code to each character used in the English language …
Interesting facts about ASCII
ASCII is a 7-bit character encoding scheme, meaning that each character is represented by 7 bits of information. However, most modern computers use 8-bit bytes, so ASCII is often …
ASCII printable characters
ASCII printable characters are the 95 characters in the ASCII character set that can be displayed on screen or printed on paper. They include letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation …
Code page 437 overview - ASCII table
It includes a selection of characters from the ASCII character set and supports several line drawing characters, allowing for the creation of simple graphics. It was widely used as the …
The Beginner's Guide to ASCII
While standard ASCII was built around a seven-bit system (providing 128 possible characters), Extended ASCII utilizes an additional bit, making it an eight-bit system.
Glossary - ASCII table
ISO Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1) is a standardized 8-bit character encoding that covers the Latin alphabet and its extensions. It's widely used for Western European languages and supports 256 …