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Appendix A - Hex, Decimal, and
Mercator Symbol Values
The table on the following pages lists the hexadecimal values, decimal values, and
Mercator symbols abbreviation for the 128 ASCII characters.
♦ Hexadecimal values are provided as a reference for situations in which these
values are used to specify syntax properties and pad characters in hex.
♦ Decimal values are provided as a reference for use with the
SYMBOL function.
♦ Symbol abbreviations are provided as a reference for entering the non-
printable characters in component rules, map rules, restrictions, and syntax
properties.
Some letters are capitalized to indicate the common abbreviation for the
character. A line (–) means that there is no equivalent value for the specified
character.
Character Hex Value Decimal Value
Mercator Symbol
NewLine – – <NL>
WhiteSPace – – <WSP>
KanjiSPace
(WideSpace)
– – <KSP>
NULL 00 0 <NULL>
StartOfHeading 01 1 <SOH>
StartofTeXt 02 2 <STX>
EndofTeXt 03 3 <ETX>
EndOfTrans. 04 4 <EOT>
ENQuiry 05 5 <ENQ>
ACKnowlege 06 6 <ACK>
BELL 07 7 <BELL>
BackSpace 08 8 <BS>