ASCII 46
ASCII 46 is Full stop, written ..
Every representation
| Character | . |
| Name | Full stop |
| Decimal | 46 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x2E |
| Octal | 0056 |
| Binary | 00101110 |
| HTML entity | . |
| Escape sequence | \x2E |
| Unicode | U+002E |
| Group | Punctuation or symbol |
What it is for
Full stop or period. Matches any character in a regular expression, and separates a file name from its extension.
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 46?
Full stop, the character .. In hexadecimal it is 0x2E, in octal 0056, and in binary 00101110.
How do I type ASCII 46?
Type . directly. In a string literal it can also be written \\x2E, and in HTML as ..
Is ASCII 46 printable?
Yes. Codes 32 to 126 are the printable range, which is every character ASCII can actually display.
Nearby codes
- ASCII 39 — '
- ASCII 40 — (
- ASCII 41 — )
- ASCII 42 — *
- ASCII 43 — +
- ASCII 44 — ,
- ASCII 45 — -
- ASCII 47 — /
- ASCII 48 — 0
- ASCII 49 — 1
- ASCII 50 — 2
- ASCII 51 — 3
- ASCII 52 — 4
- ASCII 53 — 5
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