ASCII 14
ASCII 14 is Shift Out — the control character SO.
Every representation
| Character | SO (not printable) |
| Name | Shift Out |
| Decimal | 14 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x0E |
| Octal | 0016 |
| Binary | 00001110 |
| HTML entity |  |
| Escape sequence | \x0E |
| Unicode | U+000E |
| Keyboard | Ctrl+N |
| Group | Control character |
What it is for
Switched to an alternate character set. A precursor to the encoding negotiation that character encodings handle today.
Where the number comes from
Codes 0 to 31 were reserved for control: instructions to a teleprinter rather than characters to print. Code 14 is Ctrl+N because the Ctrl key was originally wired to clear the top two bits of whatever you typed, mapping the letter N at 78 down to 14.
Frequently asked questions
What is ASCII 14?
Shift Out (SO), a control character. In hexadecimal it is 0x0E, in octal 0016, and in binary 00001110.
How do I type ASCII 14?
Press Ctrl+N in a terminal. In a string literal you can write it as \\x0E in most languages.
Is ASCII 14 printable?
No. Codes 0 to 31 and 127 are control characters — they were instructions to a teleprinter rather than marks on paper, and most terminals show nothing for them.
Nearby codes
- ASCII 7 — BEL
- ASCII 8 — BS
- ASCII 9 — HT
- ASCII 10 — LF
- ASCII 11 — VT
- ASCII 12 — FF
- ASCII 13 — CR
- ASCII 15 — SI
- ASCII 16 — DLE
- ASCII 17 — DC1
- ASCII 18 — DC2
- ASCII 19 — DC3
- ASCII 20 — DC4
- ASCII 21 — NAK
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