ASCII code for right parenthesis
41
Right parenthesis — )
| Decimal | 41 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x29 |
| Octal | 0051 |
| Binary | 00101001 |
| HTML entity | ) |
What it is
Right parenthesis 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 41, which is why ASCII text is also valid UTF-8.
The full entry
ASCII 41 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 right parenthesis?
The ASCII code for right parenthesis is 41 in decimal, 0x29 in hexadecimal and 0051 in octal.
What is right parenthesis in binary?
00101001 — eight bits, though ASCII only defines seven, so the top bit is always zero.
Is right parenthesis a printable character?
Yes. Right parenthesis is in the printable range, codes 32 to 126, which is everything ASCII can put on a screen.
Other characters
- ASCII code for asterisk — 42
- ASCII code for plus sign — 43
- ASCII code for comma — 44
- ASCII code for hyphen — 45
- 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
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