ASCII code for period
46
Full stop — .
| Decimal | 46 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x2E |
| Octal | 0056 |
| Binary | 00101110 |
| HTML entity | . |
What it is
Full stop 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 46, which is why ASCII text is also valid UTF-8.
The full entry
ASCII 46 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 period?
The ASCII code for period is 46 in decimal, 0x2E in hexadecimal and 0056 in octal.
What is period in binary?
00101110 — eight bits, though ASCII only defines seven, so the top bit is always zero.
Is period a printable character?
Yes. Full stop is in the printable range, codes 32 to 126, which is everything ASCII can put on a screen.
Other characters
- 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
- ASCII code for colon — 58
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