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Cent sign
ExtendedASCII 162 | Hex 0xA2 | U+00A2
ASCII Code
Decimal
162
Hexadecimal
0xA2
Octal
242
Binary
1010 0010
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 162
HTML Entity
¢
Unicode InputU+00A2
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 162 | ó | Latin small letter o with acute |
| ISO-8859-1 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| ISO-8859-2 | 162 | ˘ | Breve |
| ISO-8859-3 | 162 | ˘ | Breve |
| ISO-8859-4 | 162 | ĸ | Latin small letter kra |
| ISO-8859-5 | 162 | Ђ | Cyrillic capital letter Dje |
| ISO-8859-6 | 162 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 162 | ’ | Right single quotation mark |
| ISO-8859-8 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| ISO-8859-9 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| ISO-8859-10 | 162 | Ē | Latin capital letter E with macron |
| ISO-8859-11 | 162 | ข | Thai character Kho Khai |
| Windows-1250 | 162 | ˘ | Breve |
| Windows-1251 | 162 | ў | Cyrillic small letter short u |
| Windows-1252 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| Windows-1253 | 162 | Ά | Greek capital letter Alpha with tonos |
| Windows-1254 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| Windows-1255 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| Windows-1256 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| Windows-1257 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
| Windows-1258 | 162 | ¢ | Cent sign |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 162?
ASCII code 162 represents the Cent sign character. In hexadecimal it is 0xA2, in binary 1010 0010, and in octal 242. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 162 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 162 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ¢ or ¢.