ASC
The ASC function returns the ASCII value of a character. It is useful for finding the ASCII code of a specific character in programming and data tasks.
Syntax 🔗
=ASC(text)
text | The character for which you want to find the ASCII value. This can be a letter, number, symbol, or a reference to a cell containing the text. |
text | The character for which you want to find the ASCII value. This can be a letter, number, symbol, or a reference to a cell containing the text. |
About ASC 🔗
Use the ASC function to find the numeric ASCII value of a character. This function is useful in programming, data analysis, and text processing, where knowing the ASCII representation of characters is important. To use ASC, simply provide the character you need the ASCII value for. This can be a letter, number, symbol, or a cell reference containing text. The function helps with tasks like data cleaning, sorting, and transforming text data. You can also use ASCII values from ASC in conditional operations, pattern matching, and custom string manipulations in Excel.
Examples 🔗
Use the formula =ASC("A") to get the ASCII value of the character 'A', which is 65.
Use the formula =ASC("?") to get the ASCII value of the question mark symbol, which is 63.
Notes 🔗
Use the ASC function to get the ASCII code of the first character in your text. If your text has multiple characters, only the ASCII value of the first one is returned. Enclose the character in double quotation marks within the function, or use a cell reference with the text.
Questions 🔗
ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is a character encoding standard that represents text-based data using numeric codes. Each character, including letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and control characters, is assigned a unique numeric code within the ASCII encoding scheme.
Can the ASC function handle non-alphanumeric characters like symbols?Yes, the ASC function can handle non-alphanumeric characters, including symbols such as punctuation marks and special characters. It returns the ASCII value of any valid character provided in the text argument.
Is it possible to use cell references containing text in the ASC function?Yes, you can use cell references containing text as the argument for the ASC function. This allows you to dynamically retrieve the ASCII value of characters from different cells within your Excel worksheet, enhancing the flexibility and applicability of the function.