ASCII 117
ASCII 117 is Small letter u, written u.
Every representation
| Character | u |
| Name | Small letter u |
| Decimal | 117 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x75 |
| Octal | 0165 |
| Binary | 01110101 |
| HTML entity | u |
| Escape sequence | \x75 |
| Unicode | U+0075 |
| Group | Letter |
What it is for
The small letter u. Its capital is U at 85, exactly 32 lower — the difference is bit 5, which is why case conversion is a bitwise operation.
Where the number comes from
The alphabet was placed so that capitals start at 65 and lowercase at 97 — exactly 32 apart, a single bit. Changing case is therefore c ^ 32, and this was a deliberate design decision rather than a coincidence.
Frequently asked questions
What is ASCII 117?
Small letter u, the character u. In hexadecimal it is 0x75, in octal 0165, and in binary 01110101.
How do I type ASCII 117?
Type u directly. In a string literal it can also be written \\x75, and in HTML as u.
Is ASCII 117 printable?
Yes. Codes 32 to 126 are the printable range, which is every character ASCII can actually display.
Nearby codes
- ASCII 110 — n
- ASCII 111 — o
- ASCII 112 — p
- ASCII 113 — q
- ASCII 114 — r
- ASCII 115 — s
- ASCII 116 — t
- ASCII 118 — v
- ASCII 119 — w
- ASCII 120 — x
- ASCII 121 — y
- ASCII 122 — z
- ASCII 123 — {
- ASCII 124 — |
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