ASCII code for hyphen
45
Hyphen-minus — -
| Decimal | 45 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x2D |
| Octal | 0055 |
| Binary | 00101101 |
| HTML entity | - |
What it is
Hyphen-minus is one of the 95 printable ASCII characters, the set every text encoding in common use still agrees on. UTF-8 encodes it as the single byte 45, which is why ASCII text is also valid UTF-8.
The full entry
ASCII 45 in full — the code point page, with what sits either side of it and how the character is encoded elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ASCII code for hyphen?
The ASCII code for hyphen is 45 in decimal, 0x2D in hexadecimal and 0055 in octal.
What is hyphen in binary?
00101101 — eight bits, though ASCII only defines seven, so the top bit is always zero.
Is hyphen a printable character?
Yes. Hyphen-minus is in the printable range, codes 32 to 126, which is everything ASCII can put on a screen.
Other characters
- ASCII code for period — 46
- ASCII code for forward slash — 47
- ASCII code for the digit 0 — 48
- ASCII code for the digit 1 — 49
- ASCII code for the digit 2 — 50
- ASCII code for the digit 3 — 51
- ASCII code for the digit 4 — 52
- ASCII code for the digit 5 — 53
- ASCII code for the digit 6 — 54
- ASCII code for the digit 7 — 55
- ASCII code for the digit 8 — 56
- ASCII code for the digit 9 — 57
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