ASCII 123
ASCII 123 is Left curly bracket, written {.
Every representation
| Character | { |
| Name | Left curly bracket |
| Decimal | 123 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x7B |
| Octal | 0173 |
| Binary | 01111011 |
| HTML entity | { |
| Escape sequence | \x7B |
| Unicode | U+007B |
| Group | Punctuation or symbol |
What it is for
Left brace. Opens an object in JSON and a block in C-family languages.
Where the number comes from
Codes 32 to 126 hold the printable characters. The punctuation was distributed around the letters and digits so that the most common characters fell into positions that were convenient for the teleprinter keyboards of the time.
Frequently asked questions
What is ASCII 123?
Left curly bracket, the character {. In hexadecimal it is 0x7B, in octal 0173, and in binary 01111011.
How do I type ASCII 123?
Type { directly. In a string literal it can also be written \\x7B, and in HTML as {.
Is ASCII 123 printable?
Yes. Codes 32 to 126 are the printable range, which is every character ASCII can actually display.
Nearby codes
- ASCII 116 — t
- ASCII 117 — u
- ASCII 118 — v
- ASCII 119 — w
- ASCII 120 — x
- ASCII 121 — y
- ASCII 122 — z
- ASCII 124 — |
- ASCII 125 — }
- ASCII 126 — ~
- ASCII 127 — DEL
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