CODE

The CODE function returns the code of the first character in a string based on the system language and the encoding used on the device.

This can be useful when you need to find out the code of a specific character in the ASCII or Unicode table.

Syntax

CODE(string)

Argument	Description	Permitted values
string	Text in which you need to find out the code of the first character	A single character, string, or reference to a cell containing a string

Retrieving a code for a single character

=CODE("A")

The function will return 65, as this is the code for the character “A” in the ASCII table.

Retrieving the code for the space character

=CODE(" ")

The function will return 32, which is the code for the space character.

Working with a text string

=CODE("Hello")

The function will return the code of the first character in the string, which is the code for the letter “H” (72).

If you submit a string consisting of multiple characters, the function will return the code for only the first character.