ASCII value

The numerical value, or order, of an ASCII character. There are 128 standard ASCII characters, numbered from 0 to 127. Extended ASCII adds another 128 values and goes to 255. The numbers are typically represented in decimal (see ASCII chart) or in hexadecimal (see hex chart).

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