COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Figure 4 COBOL Character Set
Table 9 Alphanumeric Characters (for COBOL Words)
Name of Character SetCharacters
Digits0 through 9
Uppercase lettersA through Z
Lowercase lettersa through z
Hyphen or minus sign-
Table 10 Punctuation Characters
Name of CharacterCharacter
Space
Comma,
Semicolon;
Colon:
Period.
Quotation mark"
Left parenthesis(
Right parenthesis)
Equal sign=
Table 11 Special Characters
Name of CharacterCharacter
Plus sign+
Hyphen or minus sign-
Asterisk*
Stroke or slash/
Currency sign$
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