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DEC Multinational Character Set
| Hex Code | Octal Code | Decimal Code | Char or Abbrev. | Description |
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ASCII
Control Characters1 |
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00
|
000
|
000
|
NUL
|
null character
|
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01
|
001
|
001
|
SOH
|
start of heading (Ctrl/A)
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02
|
002
|
002
|
STX
|
start of text (Ctrl/B)
|
|
03
|
003
|
003
|
ETX
|
end of text (Ctrl/C)
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04
|
004
|
004
|
EOT
|
end of transmission (Ctrl/D)
|
|
05
|
005
|
005
|
ENQ
|
enquiry (Ctrl/E)
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06
|
006
|
006
|
ACK
|
acknowledge (Ctrl/F)
|
|
07
|
007
|
007
|
BEL
|
bell (Ctrl/G)
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08
|
010
|
008
|
BS
|
backspace (Ctrl/H)
|
|
09
|
011
|
009
|
HT
|
horizontal tabulation (Ctrl/I)
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0A
|
012
|
010
|
LF
|
line feed (Ctrl/J)
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|
0B
|
013
|
011
|
VT
|
vertical tabulation (Ctrl/K)
|
|
0C
|
014
|
012
|
FF
|
form feed (Ctrl/L)
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0D
|
015
|
013
|
CR
|
carriage return (Ctrl/M)
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0E
|
016
|
014
|
SO
|
shift out (Ctrl/N)
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0F
|
017
|
015
|
SI
|
shift in (Ctrl/O)
|
|
10
|
020
|
016
|
DLE
|
data link escape (Ctrl/P)
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|
11
|
021
|
017
|
DC1
|
device control 1 (Ctrl/Q)
|
|
12
|
022
|
018
|
DC2
|
device control 2 (Ctrl/R)
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|
13
|
023
|
019
|
DC3
|
device control 3 (Ctrl/S)
|
|
14
|
024
|
020
|
DC4
|
device control 4 (Ctrl/T)
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|
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)
|
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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
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ASCII Special and Numeric
Characters |
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|
20
|
040
|
032
|
SP
|
space
|
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21
|
041
|
033
|
!
|
exclamation point
|
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22
|
042
|
034
|
'
|
quotation marks (double
quote)
|
|
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
|
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2C
|
054
|
044
|
,
|
comma
|
|
2D
|
055
|
045
|
--
|
hyphen or minus
|
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2E
|
056
|
046
|
.
|
period or decimal point
|
|
2F
|
057
|
047
|
/
|
slash
|
|
30
|
060
|
048
|
0
|
zero
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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
|
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36
|
066
|
054
|
6
|
six
|
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37
|
067
|
055
|
7
|
seven
|
|
38
|
070
|
056
|
8
|
eight
|
|
39
|
071
|
057
|
9
|
nine
|
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3A
|
072
|
058
|
:
|
colon
|
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3B
|
073
|
059
|
;
|
semicolon
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3C
|
074
|
060
|
<
|
less than
|
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3D
|
075
|
061
|
=
|
equals
|
|
3E
|
076
|
062
|
>
|
greater than
|
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3F
|
077
|
063
|
?
|
question mark
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ASCII Alphabetic Characters |
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|
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
|
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9C
|
234
|
156
|
ST
|
string terminator
|
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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
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uppercase U with umlaut(diaeresis)
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DD
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335
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221
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uppercase Y with umlaut(diaeresis)
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DE
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336
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222
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--
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[reserved]
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DF
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337
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223
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B |
German lowercase sharp s
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E0
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340
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224
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à
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lowercase a with grave accent
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E1
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341
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225
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á
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lowercase a with acute accent
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E2
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342
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226
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â
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lowercase a with circumflex
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E3
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343
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227
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ã
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lowercase a with tilde
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E4
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344
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228
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ä
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lowercase a with umlaut(diaeresis)
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E5
|
345
|
229
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å
|
lowercase a with ring
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E6
|
346
|
230
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æ
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lowercase ae diphthong
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E7
|
347
|
231
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ç
|
lowercase c with cedilla
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E8
|
350
|
232
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è
|
lowercase e with grave accent
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E9
|
351
|
233
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é
|
lowercase e with acute accent
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EA
|
352
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234
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ê
|
lowercase e with circumflex
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EB
|
353
|
235
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ë
|
lowercase e with umlaut(diaeresis)
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EC
|
354
|
236
|
ì
|
lowercase i with grave accent
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ED
|
355
|
237
|
í
|
lowercase i with acute accent
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EE
|
356
|
238
|
î
|
lowercase i with circumflex
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EF
|
357
|
239
|
ï
|
lowercase i with umlaut(diaeresis)
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F0
|
360
|
240
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--
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[reserved]
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F1
|
361
|
241
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ñ
|
lowercase n with tilde
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F2
|
362
|
242
|
ò
|
lowercase o with grave accent
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F3
|
363
|
243
|
ó
|
lowercase o with acute accent
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F4
|
364
|
244
|
ô
|
lowercase o with circumflex
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|
F5
|
365
|
245
|
õ
|
lowercase o with tilde
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|
F6
|
366
|
246
|
ö
|
lowercase o with umlaut(diaeresis)
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|
F7
|
367
|
247
|
oe |
lowercase oe ligature
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|
F8
|
370
|
248
|
ø
|
lowercase o with slash
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|
F9
|
371
|
249
|
ù
|
lowercase u with grave accent
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|
FA
|
372
|
250
|
ú
|
lowercase u with acute accent
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|
FB
|
373
|
251
|
û
|
lowercase u with circumflex
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|
FC
|
374
|
252
|
ü
|
lowercase u with umlaut(diaeresis)
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FD
|
375
|
253
|
ÿ
|
lowercase y with umlaut (diaeresis)
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|
FE
|
376
|
254
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--
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[reserved]
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FF
|
377
|
255
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--
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[reserved]
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1 The ALTMODE and DELETE characters (decimal 125, 126, and 127) are also control characters.
( Number takes you back )
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