Table 1 DEC Multinational Character Set| Hex Code | Octal Code | Decimal Code | Char or Abbrev. | Description |
|---|
ASCIIControl Characters1
|
00
| 000
| 000
| NUL
| null character
|
01
| 001
| 001
| SOH
| start of heading (Ctrl/A)
|
02
| 002
| 002
| STX
| start of text (Ctrl/B)
|
03
| 003
| 003
| ETX
| end of text (Ctrl/C)
|
04
| 004
| 004
| EOT
| end of transmission (Ctrl/D)
|
05
| 005
| 005
| ENQ
| enquiry (Ctrl/E)
|
06
| 006
| 006
| ACK
| acknowledge (Ctrl/F)
|
07
| 007
| 007
| BEL
| bell (Ctrl/G)
|
08
| 010
| 008
| BS
| backspace (Ctrl/H)
|
09
| 011
| 009
| HT
| horizontal tabulation (Ctrl/I)
|
0A
| 012
| 010
| LF
| line feed (Ctrl/J)
|
0B
| 013
| 011
| VT
| vertical tabulation (Ctrl/K)
|
0C
| 014
| 012
| FF
| form feed (Ctrl/L)
|
0D
| 015
| 013
| CR
| carriage return (Ctrl/M)
|
0E
| 016
| 014
| SO
| shift out (Ctrl/N)
|
0F
| 017
| 015
| SI
| shift in (Ctrl/O)
|
10
| 020
| 016
| DLE
| data link escape (Ctrl/P)
|
11
| 021
| 017
| DC1
| device control 1 (Ctrl/Q)
|
12
| 022
| 018
| DC2
| device control 2 (Ctrl/R)
|
13
| 023
| 019
| DC3
| device control 3 (Ctrl/S)
|
14
| 024
| 020
| DC4
| device control 4 (Ctrl/T)
|
15
| 025
| 021
| NAK
| negative acknowledge (Ctrl/U)
|
16
| 026
| 022
| SYN
| synchronous idle (Ctrl/V)
|
17
| 027
| 023
| ETB
| end of transmission block(Ctrl/W)
|
18
| 030
| 024
| CAN
| cancel (Ctrl/X)
|
19
| 031
| 025
| EM
| end of medium (Ctrl/Y)
|
1A
| 032
| 026
| SUB
| substitute (Ctrl/Z)
|
1B
| 033
| 027
| ESC
| escape
|
1C
| 034
| 028
| FS
| file separator
|
1D
| 035
| 029
| GS
| group separator
|
1E
| 036
| 030
| RS
| record separator
|
1F
| 037
| 031
| US
| unit separator
|
ASCIISpecial and Numeric Characters
|
20
| 040
| 032
| SP
| space
|
21
| 041
| 033
| !
| exclamation point
|
22
| 042
| 034
| '
| quotation marks (doublequote)
|
23
| 043
| 035
| #
| number sign
|
24
| 044
| 036
| $
| dollar sign
|
25
| 045
| 037
| %
| percent sign
|
26
| 046
| 038
| &
| ampersand
|
27
| 047
| 039
| '
| apostrophe (single quote)
|
28
| 050
| 040
| (
| opening parenthesis
|
29
| 051
| 041
| )
| closing parenthesis
|
2A
| 052
| 042
| *
| asterisk
|
2B
| 053
| 043
| +
| plus
|
2C
| 054
| 044
| ,
| comma
|
2D
| 055
| 045
| --
| hyphen or minus
|
2E
| 056
| 046
| .
| period or decimal point
|
2F
| 057
| 047
| /
| slash
|
30
| 060
| 048
| 0
| zero
|
31
| 061
| 049
| 1
| one
|
32
| 062
| 050
| 2
| two
|
33
| 063
| 051
| 3
| three
|
34
| 064
| 052
| 4
| four
|
35
| 065
| 053
| 5
| five
|
36
| 066
| 054
| 6
| six
|
37
| 067
| 055
| 7
| seven
|
38
| 070
| 056
| 8
| eight
|
39
| 071
| 057
| 9
| nine
|
3A
| 072
| 058
| :
| colon
|
3B
| 073
| 059
| ;
| semicolon
|
3C
| 074
| 060
| <
| less than
|
3D
| 075
| 061
| =
| equals
|
3E
| 076
| 062
| >
| greater than
|
3F
| 077
| 063
| ?
| question mark
|
ASCIIAlphabetic Characters
|
40
| 100
| 064
| @
| commercial at sign
|
41
| 101
| 065
| A
| uppercase A
|
42
| 102
| 066
| B
| uppercase B
|
43
| 103
| 067
| C
| uppercase C
|
44
| 104
| 068
| D
| uppercase D
|
45
| 105
| 069
| E
| uppercase E
|
46
| 106
| 070
| F
| uppercase F
|
47
| 107
| 071
| G
| uppercase G
|
48
| 110
| 072
| H
| uppercase H
|
49
| 111
| 073
| I
| uppercase I
|
4A
| 112
| 074
| J
| uppercase J
|
4B
| 113
| 075
| K
| uppercase K
|
4C
| 114
| 076
| L
| uppercase L
|
4D
| 115
| 077
| M
| uppercase M
|
4E
| 116
| 078
| N
| uppercase N
|
4F
| 117
| 079
| O
| uppercase O
|
50
| 120
| 080
| P
| uppercase P
|
51
| 121
| 081
| Q
| uppercase Q
|
52
| 122
| 082
| R
| uppercase R
|
53
| 123
| 083
| S
| uppercase S
|
54
| 124
| 084
| T
| uppercase T
|
55
| 125
| 085
| U
| uppercase U
|
56
| 126
| 086
| V
| uppercase V
|
57
| 127
| 087
| W
| uppercase W
|
58
| 130
| 088
| X
| uppercase X
|
59
| 131
| 089
| Y
| uppercase Y
|
5A
| 132
| 090
| Z
| uppercase Z
|
5B
| 133
| 091
| [
| left bracket
|
5C
| 134
| 092
| \
| backslash
|
5D
| 135
| 093
| ]
| right bracket
|
5E
| 136
| 094
| ^
| circumflex
|
5F
| 137
| 095
| _
| underscore
|
60
| 140
| 096
| `
| grave accent
|
61
| 141
| 097
| a
| lowercase a
|
62
| 142
| 098
| b
| lowercase b
|
63
| 143
| 099
| c
| lowercase c
|
64
| 144
| 100
| d
| lowercase d
|
65
| 145
| 101
| e
| lowercase e
|
66
| 146
| 102
| f
| lowercase f
|
67
| 147
| 103
| g
| lowercase g
|
68
| 150
| 104
| h
| lowercase h
|
69
| 151
| 105
| i
| lowercase i
|
6A
| 152
| 106
| j
| lowercase j
|
6B
| 153
| 107
| k
| lowercase k
|
6C
| 154
| 108
| l
| lowercase l
|
6D
| 155
| 109
| m
| lowercase m
|
6E
| 156
| 110
| n
| lowercase n
|
6F
| 157
| 111
| o
| lowercase o
|
70
| 160
| 112
| p
| lowercase p
|
71
| 161
| 113
| q
| lowercase q
|
72
| 162
| 114
| r
| lowercase r
|
73
| 163
| 115
| s
| lowercase s
|
74
| 164
| 116
| t
| lowercase t
|
75
| 165
| 117
| u
| lowercase u
|
76
| 166
| 118
| v
| lowercase v
|
77
| 167
| 119
| w
| lowercase w
|
78
| 170
| 120
| x
| lowercase x
|
79
| 171
| 121
| y
| lowercase y
|
7A
| 172
| 122
| z
| lowercase z
|
7B
| 173
| 123
| {
| left brace
|
7C
| 174
| 124
| |
| vertical line
|
7D
| 175
| 125
| }
| right brace (ALTMODE)
|
7E
| 176
| 126
| ~
| tilde (ALTMODE)
|
7F
| 177
| 127
| DEL
| rubout (DELETE)
|
80
| 200
| 128
| --
| [reserved]
|
81
| 201
| 129
| --
| [reserved]
|
82
| 202
| 130
| --
| [reserved]
|
83
| 203
| 131
| --
| [reserved]
|
84
| 204
| 132
| IND
| index
|
85
| 205
| 133
| NEL
| next line
|
86
| 206
| 134
| SSA
| start of selected area
|
87
| 207
| 135
| ESA
| end of started area
|
88
| 210
| 136
| HTS
| horizontal tab set
|
89
| 211
| 137
| HTJ
| horizontal tab set with justification
|
8A
| 212
| 138
| VTS
| vertical tab set
|
8B
| 213
| 139
| PLD
| partial line down
|
8C
| 214
| 140
| PLU
| partial line up
|
8D
| 215
| 141
| RI
| reverse index
|
8E
| 216
| 142
| SS2
| single shift 2
|
8F
| 217
| 143
| SS3
| single shift 3
|
90
| 220
| 144
| DCS
| device control string
|
91
| 221
| 145
| PU1
| private use 1
|
92
| 222
| 146
| PU2
| private use 2
|
93
| 223
| 147
| STS
| set transmit state
|
94
| 224
| 148
| CCH
| cancel character
|
95
| 225
| 149
| MW
| message waiting
|
96
| 226
| 150
| SPA
| start of protected area
|
97
| 227
| 151
| EPA
| end of protected area
|
98
| 230
| 152
| --
| [reserved]
|
99
| 231
| 153
| --
| [reserved]
|
9A
| 232
| 154
| --
| [reserved]
|
9B
| 233
| 155
| CSI
| control sequence introducer
|
9C
| 234
| 156
| ST
| string terminator
|
9D
| 235
| 157
| OSC
| operating system command
|
9E
| 236
| 158
| PM
| privacy message
|
9F
| 237
| 159
| APC
| application
|
A0
| 240
| 160
| --
| [reserved]
|
A1
| 241
| 161
| ¡
| inverted exclamation point
|
A2
| 242
| 162
| ¢
| cent sign
|
A3
| 243
| 163
| £
| pound sign
|
A4
| 244
| 164
| --
| [reserved]
|
A5
| 245
| 165
| ¥
| yen sign
|
A6
| 246
| 166
| --
| [reserved]
|
A7
| 247
| 167
| §
| section sign
|
A8
| 250
| 168
| ¤
| general currency sign
|
A9
| 251
| 169
| ©
| copyright sign
|
AA
| 252
| 170
| ª
| feminine ordinal indicator
|
AB
| 253
| 171
| <<
| angle quotation mark left
|
AC
| 254
| 172
| --
| [reserved]
|
AD
| 255
| 173
| --
| [reserved]
|
AE
| 256
| 174
| --
| [reserved]
|
AF
| 257
| 175
| --
| [reserved]
|
B0
| 260
| 176
| °
| degree sign
|
B1
| 261
| 177
| ±
| plus/minus sign
|
B2
| 262
| 178
| 
| superscript 2
|
B3
| 263
| 179
| 
| superscript 3
|
B4
| 264
| 180
| --
| [reserved]
|
B5
| 265
| 181
| µ
| micro sign
|
B6
| 266
| 182
| ¶
| paragraph sign, pilcrow
|
B7
| 267
| 183
| placeholder
| middle dot
|
B8
| 270
| 184
| --
| [reserved]
|
B9
| 271
| 185
| 
| superscript 1
|
BA
| 272
| 186
| º
| masculine ordinal indicator
|
BB
| 273
| 187
| >>
| angle quotation mark right
|
BC
| 274
| 188
| 1/4
| fraction one-quarter
|
BD
| 275
| 189
| 1/2
| fraction one-half
|
BE
| 276
| 190
| --
| [reserved]
|
BF
| 277
| 191
| ¿
| inverted question mark
|
C0
| 300
| 192
| À
| uppercase A with grave accent
|
C1
| 301
| 193
| Á
| uppercase A with acute accent
|
C2
| 302
| 194
| Â
| uppercase A with circumflex
|
C3
| 303
| 195
| Ã
| uppercase A with tilde
|
C4
| 304
| 196
| Ä
| uppercase A with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
C5
| 305
| 197
| Å
| uppercase A with ring
|
C6
| 306
| 198
| AE
| uppercase AE diphthong
|
C7
| 307
| 199
| Ç
| uppercase C with cedilla
|
C8
| 310
| 200
| È
| uppercase E with grave accent
|
C9
| 311
| 201
| É
| uppercase E with acute accent
|
CA
| 312
| 202
| Ê
| uppercase E with circumflex
|
CB
| 313
| 203
| Ë
| uppercase E with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
CC
| 314
| 204
| Ì
| uppercase I with grave accent
|
CD
| 315
| 205
| Í
| uppercase I with acute accent
|
CE
| 316
| 206
| Î
| uppercase I with circumflex
|
CF
| 317
| 207
| Ï
| uppercase I with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
D0
| 320
| 208
| --
| [reserved]
|
D1
| 321
| 209
| Ñ
| uppercase N with tilde
|
D2
| 322
| 210
| Ò
| uppercase O with grave accent
|
D3
| 323
| 211
| Ó
| uppercase O with acute accent
|
D4
| 324
| 212
| Ô
| uppercase O with circumflex
|
D5
| 325
| 213
| Õ
| uppercase O with tilde
|
D6
| 326
| 214
| Ö
| uppercase O with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
D7
| 327
| 215
| OE
| uppercase OE ligature
|
D8
| 330
| 216
| Ø
| uppercase O with slash
|
D9
| 331
| 217
| Ù
| uppercase U with grave accent
|
DA
| 332
| 218
| Ú
| uppercase U with acute accent
|
DB
| 333
| 219
| Û
| uppercase U with circumflex
|
DC
| 334
| 220
| Ü
| uppercase U with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
DD
| 335
| 221
| Ÿ
| uppercase Y with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
DE
| 336
| 222
| --
| [reserved]
|
DF
| 337
| 223
| B
| German lowercase sharp s
|
E0
| 340
| 224
| à
| lowercase a with grave accent
|
E1
| 341
| 225
| á
| lowercase a with acute accent
|
E2
| 342
| 226
| â
| lowercase a with circumflex
|
E3
| 343
| 227
| ã
| lowercase a with tilde
|
E4
| 344
| 228
| ä
| lowercase a with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
E5
| 345
| 229
| å
| lowercase a with ring
|
E6
| 346
| 230
| æ
| lowercase ae diphthong
|
E7
| 347
| 231
| ç
| lowercase c with cedilla
|
E8
| 350
| 232
| è
| lowercase e with grave accent
|
E9
| 351
| 233
| é
| lowercase e with acute accent
|
EA
| 352
| 234
| ê
| lowercase e with circumflex
|
EB
| 353
| 235
| ë
| lowercase e with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
EC
| 354
| 236
| ì
| lowercase i with grave accent
|
ED
| 355
| 237
| í
| lowercase i with acute accent
|
EE
| 356
| 238
| î
| lowercase i with circumflex
|
EF
| 357
| 239
| ï
| lowercase i with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
F0
| 360
| 240
| --
| [reserved]
|
F1
| 361
| 241
| ñ
| lowercase n with tilde
|
F2
| 362
| 242
| ò
| lowercase o with grave accent
|
F3
| 363
| 243
| ó
| lowercase o with acute accent
|
F4
| 364
| 244
| ô
| lowercase o with circumflex
|
F5
| 365
| 245
| õ
| lowercase o with tilde
|
F6
| 366
| 246
| ö
| lowercase o with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
F7
| 367
| 247
| oe
| lowercase oe ligature
|
F8
| 370
| 248
| ø
| lowercase o with slash
|
F9
| 371
| 249
| ù
| lowercase u with grave accent
|
FA
| 372
| 250
| ú
| lowercase u with acute accent
|
FB
| 373
| 251
| û
| lowercase u with circumflex
|
FC
| 374
| 252
| ü
| lowercase u with umlaut(diaeresis)
|
FD
| 375
| 253
| ÿ
| lowercase y with umlaut (diaeresis)
|
FE
| 376
| 254
| --
| [reserved]
|
FF
| 377
| 255
| --
| [reserved]
|
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