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This page contains two tables listing all of the 7–bit ASCII characters which represent 128 different character values (1–128), that are used in html–xhtml documents.
The first table below contains all of the printable characters that can be used in html–xhtml documents.
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Character
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Description
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Entity
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Space
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!
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Exclamation Mark
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!
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"
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Quote Mark
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"
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#
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Number Sign
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#
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$
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Dollar Sign
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$
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%
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Percent Sign
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%
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&
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Ampersand Sign
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&
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'
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Apostrophe
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'
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(
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Left Parenthesis
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(
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)
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Right Parenthesis
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)
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*
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Asterisk
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*
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+
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Plus Sign
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+
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,
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Comma
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,
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-
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Hyphen
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-
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.
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Period
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.
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/
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Slash
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/
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0
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Digit 0 (zero)
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0
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1
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Digit 1 (one)
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1
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2
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Digit 2 (two)
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2
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3
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Digit 3 (three)
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3
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4
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Digit 4 (four)
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4
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5
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Digit 5 (five)
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5
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6
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Digit 6 (six)
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6
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7
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Digit 7 (seven)
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7
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8
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Digit 8 (eight)
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8
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9
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Digit 9 (nine)
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9
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:
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Colon
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:
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;
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Semi Colon
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;
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<
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Less Than Symbol
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<
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=
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Equals–To
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=
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>
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Greater Than Symbol
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>
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?
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Question Mark
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?
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@
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At Sign
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@
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A
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Uppercase Letter A
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A
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B
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Uppercase Letter B
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B
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C
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Uppercase Letter C
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C
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D
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Uppercase Letter D
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D
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E
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Uppercase Letter E
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E
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F
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Uppercase Letter F
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F
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G
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Uppercase Letter G
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G
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H
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Uppercase Letter H
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H
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I
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Uppercase Letter I
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I
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J
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Uppercase Letter J
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J
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K
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Uppercase Letter K
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K
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L
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Uppercase Letter L
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L
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M
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Uppercase Letter M
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M
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N
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Uppercase Letter N
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N
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O
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Uppercase Letter O
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O
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P
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Uppercase Letter P
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P
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Q
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Uppercase Letter Q
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Q
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R
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Uppercase Letter R
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R
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S
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Uppercase Letter S
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S
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T
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Uppercase Letter T
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T
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U
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Uppercase Letter U
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U
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V
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Upercase Letter V
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V
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W
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Uppercase Letter W
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W
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X
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Uppercase Letter X
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X
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Y
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Uppercase Letter Y
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Y
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Z
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Uppercase Letter Z
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Z
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[
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Left Square Bracket
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[
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\
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Back Slash
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\
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]
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Right Square Bracket
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]
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^
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Caret
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^
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_
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Underscore
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_
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`
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Grave Accent
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`
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a
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Lowercase Letter a
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a
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b
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Lowercase Letter b
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b
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c
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Lowercase Letter c
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c
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d
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Lowercase Letter d
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d
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e
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Lowercase Letter e
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e
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f
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Lowercase Letter f
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f
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g
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Lowercase Letter g
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g
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h
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Lowercase Letter h
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h
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i
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Lowercase Letter i
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i
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j
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Lowercase Letter j
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j
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k
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Lowercase Letter k
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k
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l
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Lowercase Letter l
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l
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m
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Lowercase Letter m
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m
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n
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Lowercase Letter n
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n
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o
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Lowercase Letter o
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o
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p
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Lowercase Letter p
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p
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q
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Lowercase Letter q
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q
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r
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Lowercase Letter r
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r
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s
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Lowercase Letter s
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s
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t
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Lowercase Letter t
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t
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u
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Lowercase Letter u
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u
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v
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Lowercase Letter v
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v
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w
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Lowercase Letter w
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w
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x
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Lowercase Letter x
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x
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y
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Lowercase Letter y
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y
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z
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Lowercase Letter z
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z
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{
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Left Curly Brace
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{
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Vertical Bar
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}
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Right Curly Brace
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}
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~
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Tilde
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~
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I have added the device control characters to make the listing of ASCII 7–bit characters complete these characters were originally used to control hardware devices such as printers and tape drives, and as such do not have a role to play in an html–xhtml document today.
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Character
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Description
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Entity Number
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NULL
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Null Character
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�
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SOH
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Start of header
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STX
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Start of text
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ETX
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End of text
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EOT
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End of transmission
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ENQ
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Enquiry
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ACK
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Acknowledge
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BEL
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Bell (ring)
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BS
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Back space
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HT
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Horizontal tab
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LF
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Line feed
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VT
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Vertical tab
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FF
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Form feed
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CR
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Carriage return
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SO
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Shift out
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SI
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Shift in
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DLE
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Data link escape
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DC1
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Device control 1
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DC2
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Device control 2
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DC3
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Device control 3
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DC4
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Device control 4
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NAK
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Negative acknowledgement
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SYN
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Synchronize
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ETB
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End transmission block
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CAN
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Cancel
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EM
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End of medium
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SUB
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Substitute
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ESC
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Escape
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FS
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File seperator
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GS
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Group seperator
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RS
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Record seperator
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US
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Unit seperator
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DEL
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Delete (rub out)
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