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FromCharacterCode

FromCharacterCode[n]
gives a string consisting of the character with integer code n.
FromCharacterCode
gives a string consisting of the sequence of characters with codes .
FromCharacterCode
gives a list of strings.
FromCharacterCode
uses the specified character encoding.
MORE INFORMATION
  • The integer n must lie between 0 and 65535, as returned by ToCharacterCode.
  • For n between 129 and 255, it returns ISO Latin-1 characters.
  • For other n it returns characters specified by the standard Mathematica encoding based on Unicode.
  • InputForm gives the full name assigned to a special character with character code n.
  • Whether a particular character generated by FromCharacterCode can be rendered on your output device will depend on what fonts and drivers you are using.
EXAMPLESCLOSE ALL
Basic Examples   (4)
Give a string consisting of the sequence of characters with codes 97, 98, and 99:
Obtain character codes:
FromCharacterCode reconstructs the original string:
A list of strings will produce a list of encoding lists:
FromCharacterCode reproduces the list of strings:
All printable ASCII characters:
Some ISO Latin-1 letters:
Give a string consisting of the sequence of characters with codes 97, 98, and 99:
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Obtain character codes:
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FromCharacterCode reconstructs the original string:
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A list of strings will produce a list of encoding lists:
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FromCharacterCode reproduces the list of strings:
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All printable ASCII characters:
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Some ISO Latin-1 letters:
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Scope   (2)
Give a string consisting of a character:
A string consisting of a sequence of characters:
A list of strings:
Use a character encoding:
Applications   (1)
All the names of special characters that begin with "N":
Properties & Relations   (2)
Use ToCharacterCode to get character codes:
Use FullForm to get the full name assigned to a special character:
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