Table of ASCII Characters

FreeBASIC graphics programs support in all versions the same "ASCII extended" USA character set the old DOS (and QBasic) supported. It is also called CP437 or Code page 437. Each character is represented with one (1) byte of data. Here is a table. Each entry has decimal code, hex code, and printed representation.

000 00 032 20 sp 064 40 @ 096 60 ` 128 80 Ç 160 A0 á 192 C0 └ 224 E0 α 001 01 ☺ 033 21 ! 065 41 A 097 61 a 129 81 ü 161 A1 í 193 C1 ┴ 225 E1 ß 002 02 ☻ 034 22 " 066 42 B 098 62 b 130 82 é 162 A2 ó 194 C2 ┬ 226 E2 Γ 003 03 ♥ 035 23 # 067 43 C 099 63 c 131 83 â 163 A3 ú 195 C3 ├ 227 E3 π 004 04 ♦ 036 24 $ 068 44 D 100 64 d 132 84 ä 164 A4 ñ 196 C4 ─ 228 E4 Σ 005 05 ♣ 037 25 % 069 45 E 101 65 e 133 85 à 165 A5 Ñ 197 C5 ┼ 229 E5 σ 006 06 ♠ 038 26 & 070 46 F 102 66 f 134 86 å 166 A6 ª 198 C6 ╞ 230 E6 µ 007 07 • 039 27 ' 071 47 G 103 67 g 135 87 ç 167 A7 º 199 C7 ╟ 231 E7 τ 008 08 ◘ 040 28 ( 072 48 H 104 68 h 136 88 ê 168 A8 ¿ 200 C8 ╚ 232 E8 Φ 009 09 ○ 041 29 ) 073 49 I 105 69 i 137 89 ë 169 A9 ⌐ 201 C9 ╔ 233 E9 Θ 010 0A ◙ 042 2A * 074 4A J 106 6A j 138 8A è 170 AA ¬ 202 CA ╩ 234 EA Ω 011 0B ♂ 043 2B + 075 4B K 107 6B k 139 8B ï 171 AB ½ 203 CB ╦ 235 EB δ 012 0C ♀ 044 2C , 076 4C L 108 6C l 140 8C î 172 AC ¼ 204 CC ╠ 236 EC ∞ 013 0D ♪ 045 2D - 077 4D M 109 6D m 141 8D ì 173 AD ¡ 205 CD ═ 237 ED φ 014 0E ♫ 046 2E . 078 4E N 110 6E n 142 8E Ä 174 AE « 206 CE ╬ 238 EE ε 015 0F ☼ 047 2F / 079 4F O 111 6F o 143 8F Å 175 AF » 207 CF ╧ 239 EF ∩ 016 10 ► 048 30 0 080 50 P 112 70 p 144 90 É 176 B0 ░ 208 D0 ╨ 240 F0 ≡ 017 11 ◄ 049 31 1 081 51 Q 113 71 q 145 91 æ 177 B1 ▒ 209 D1 ╤ 241 F1 ± 018 12 ↕ 050 32 2 082 52 R 114 72 r 146 92 Æ 178 B2 ▓ 210 D2 ╥ 242 F2 ≥ 019 13 ‼ 051 33 3 083 53 S 115 73 s 147 93 ô 179 B3 │ 211 D3 ╙ 243 F3 ≤ 020 14 ¶ 052 34 4 084 54 T 116 74 t 148 94 ö 180 B4 ┤ 212 D4 ╘ 244 F4 ⌠ 021 15 § 053 35 5 085 55 U 117 75 u 149 95 ò 181 B5 ╡ 213 D5 ╒ 245 F5 ⌡ 022 16 ▬ 054 36 6 086 56 V 118 76 v 150 96 û 182 B6 ╢ 214 D6 ╓ 246 F6 ÷ 023 17 ↨ 055 37 7 087 57 W 119 77 w 151 97 ù 183 B7 ╖ 215 D7 ╫ 247 F7 ≈ 024 18 ↑ 056 38 8 088 58 X 120 78 x 152 98 ÿ 184 B8 ╕ 216 D8 ╪ 248 F8 ° 025 19 ↓ 057 39 9 089 59 Y 121 79 y 153 99 Ö 185 B9 ╣ 217 D9 ┘ 249 F9 ∙ 026 1A → 058 3A : 090 5A Z 122 7A z 154 9A Ü 186 BA ║ 218 DA ┌ 250 FA • 027 1B ← 059 3B ; 091 5B [ 123 7B { 155 9B ¢ 187 BB ╗ 219 DB █ 251 FB √ 028 1C ∟ 060 3C < 092 5C \ 124 7C | 156 9C £ 188 BC ╝ 220 DC ▄ 252 FC ⁿ 029 1D ↔ 061 3D = 093 5D ] 125 7D } 157 9D ¥ 189 BD ╜ 221 DD ▌ 253 FD ² 030 1E ▲ 062 3E > 094 5E ^ 126 7E ~ 158 9E ₧ 190 BE ╛ 222 DE ▐ 254 FE ■ 031 1F ▼ 063 3F ? 095 5F _ 127 7F ⌂ 159 9F ƒ 191 BF ┐ 223 DF ▀ 255 FF

Many of the standard ASCII characters cannot be Printed in FreeBASIC, because the console interprets some characters as controls: 7 is bell, 8 is backspace, 9 is tab, 10 is line feed, 13 is carriage return, and others. There are symbols associated with these characters also, but there is no way in FreeBASIC to output them to the screen.

The acronym ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascii. The symbols for codes 32 through 127 are the same as the standard Latin ISO-8859-1 char set most Windows fonts use. Others are often very different.

In console mode (i.e. Screen 0/ non-graphics mode) the characters less than 32 or greater than 127 may display using different characters, depending on the operating system and code page of the screen / console in use.
UNICODE is a newer standard of character sets involving two or more bytes per character, and may be used to print other characters to a Unicode-enabled console.

In graphics modes, Draw String does not give special meaning to control characters allowing an alternative to display all characters in the set.

000	00		032	20	sp	064	40	@	096	60	`	128	80	Ç	160	A0	á	192	C0	`└`	224	E0	`α`
001	01	`☺`	033	21	!	065	41	A	097	61	a	129	81	ü	161	A1	í	193	C1	`┴`	225	E1	ß
002	02	`☻`	034	22	"	066	42	B	098	62	b	130	82	é	162	A2	ó	194	C2	`┬`	226	E2	`Γ`
003	03	`♥`	035	23	#	067	43	C	099	63	c	131	83	â	163	A3	ú	195	C3	`├`	227	E3	`π`
004	04	`♦`	036	24	$	068	44	D	100	64	d	132	84	ä	164	A4	ñ	196	C4	`─`	228	E4	`Σ`
005	05	`♣`	037	25	%	069	45	E	101	65	e	133	85	à	165	A5	Ñ	197	C5	`┼`	229	E5	`σ`
006	06	`♠`	038	26	`&`	070	46	F	102	66	f	134	86	å	166	A6	ª	198	C6	`╞`	230	E6	µ
007	07	•	039	27	'	071	47	G	103	67	g	135	87	ç	167	A7	º	199	C7	`╟`	231	E7	`τ`
008	08	`◘`	040	28	(	072	48	H	104	68	h	136	88	ê	168	A8	¿	200	C8	`╚`	232	E8	`Φ`
009	09	`○`	041	29	)	073	49	I	105	69	i	137	89	ë	169	A9	`⌐`	201	C9	`╔`	233	E9	`Θ`
010	0A	`◙`	042	2A	*	074	4A	J	106	6A	j	138	8A	è	170	AA	¬	202	CA	`╩`	234	EA	`Ω`
011	0B	`♂`	043	2B	+	075	4B	K	107	6B	k	139	8B	ï	171	AB	½	203	CB	`╦`	235	EB	`δ`
012	0C	`♀`	044	2C	,	076	4C	L	108	6C	l	140	8C	î	172	AC	¼	204	CC	`╠`	236	EC	`∞`
013	0D	`♪`	045	2D	-	077	4D	M	109	6D	m	141	8D	ì	173	AD	¡	205	CD	`═`	237	ED	`φ`
014	0E	`♫`	046	2E	.	078	4E	N	110	6E	n	142	8E	Ä	174	AE	«	206	CE	`╬`	238	EE	`ε`
015	0F	`☼`	047	2F	/	079	4F	O	111	6F	o	143	8F	Å	175	AF	»	207	CF	`╧`	239	EF	`∩`
016	10	`►`	048	30	0	080	50	P	112	70	p	144	90	É	176	B0	`░`	208	D0	`╨`	240	F0	`≡`
017	11	`◄`	049	31	1	081	51	Q	113	71	q	145	91	æ	177	B1	`▒`	209	D1	`╤`	241	F1	±
018	12	`↕`	050	32	2	082	52	R	114	72	r	146	92	Æ	178	B2	`▓`	210	D2	`╥`	242	F2	`≥`
019	13	`‼`	051	33	3	083	53	S	115	73	s	147	93	ô	179	B3	`│`	211	D3	`╙`	243	F3	`≤`
020	14	¶	052	34	4	084	54	T	116	74	t	148	94	ö	180	B4	`┤`	212	D4	`╘`	244	F4	`⌠`
021	15	§	053	35	5	085	55	U	117	75	u	149	95	ò	181	B5	`╡`	213	D5	`╒`	245	F5	`⌡`
022	16	`▬`	054	36	6	086	56	V	118	76	v	150	96	û	182	B6	`╢`	214	D6	`╓`	246	F6	÷
023	17	`↨`	055	37	7	087	57	W	119	77	w	151	97	ù	183	B7	`╖`	215	D7	`╫`	247	F7	`≈`
024	18	`↑`	056	38	8	088	58	X	120	78	x	152	98	ÿ	184	B8	`╕`	216	D8	`╪`	248	F8	°
025	19	`↓`	057	39	9	089	59	Y	121	79	y	153	99	Ö	185	B9	`╣`	217	D9	`┘`	249	F9	`∙`
026	1A	`→`	058	3A	:	090	5A	Z	122	7A	z	154	9A	Ü	186	BA	`║`	218	DA	`┌`	250	FA	•
027	1B	`←`	059	3B	;	091	5B	[	123	7B	{	155	9B	¢	187	BB	`╗`	219	DB	`█`	251	FB	`√`
028	1C	`∟`	060	3C	<	092	5C	\	124	7C	\|	156	9C	£	188	BC	`╝`	220	DC	`▄`	252	FC	`ⁿ`
029	1D	`↔`	061	3D	=	093	5D	]	125	7D	}	157	9D	¥	189	BD	`╜`	221	DD	`▌`	253	FD	²
030	1E	`▲`	062	3E	>	094	5E	^	126	7E	~	158	9E	`₧`	190	BE	`╛`	222	DE	`▐`	254	FE	`■`
031	1F	`▼`	063	3F	?	095	5F	_	127	7F	`⌂`	159	9F	ƒ	191	BF	`┐`	223	DF	`▀`	255	FF