ANSI character set and equivalent Unicode and HTML characters (2024)

The ANSI set of 217 characters, also known as Windows-1252, was the standard for the core fonts supplied with US versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. During the lifetime of those two products, Microsoft added the euro currency symbol bringing the number of characters to 218, and introduced a new core set of Pan-European fonts containing the WGL4 (Windows Glyph List 4) character set, with 652 characters.

If you use an old, non-Unicode version of Windows that was designed for a non-Latin alphabet such as Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew or Thai to view a document that has been typed using the ANSI character set, then characters from these languages may replace some of those in the 128–255 range; this problem has mostly been resolved now that Unicode is widely used, because it provides a unique numeric identifier for each character. There were similar problems when transferring ANSI documents to DOS or Macintosh computers, because DOS and MacRoman arrange characters differently in the 128–255 range.

ANSI characters 32 to 127 correspond to those in the 7-bit ASCII character set, which forms the Basic Latin Unicode character range. Characters 160–255 correspond to those in the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode character range. Positions 128–159 in Latin-1 Supplement are reserved for controls, but most of them are used for printable characters in ANSI; the Unicode equivalents are noted in the table below. Entries in the “Entity” column are character entity references that can be used in HTML and should be interpreted correctly by Web browsers that support HTML 4.0.

The characters that appear in the first column of the following table are generated from Unicode numeric character references, and so they should appear correctly in any Web browser that supports Unicode and that has suitable fonts available, regardless of the operating system.

CharacterANSI
NumberUnicode
NumberANSI
HexUnicode
HexHTML 4.0
EntityUnicode NameUnicode Range‘ ’32320x20U+0020spaceBasic Latin!33330x21U+0021exclamation markBasic Latin"34340x22U+0022"quotation markBasic Latin#35350x23U+0023number signBasic Latin$36360x24U+0024dollar signBasic Latin%37370x25U+0025percent signBasic Latin&38380x26U+0026&ampersandBasic Latin'39390x27U+0027apostropheBasic Latin(40400x28U+0028left parenthesisBasic Latin)41410x29U+0029right parenthesisBasic Latin*42420x2AU+002AasteriskBasic Latin+43430x2BU+002Bplus signBasic Latin,44440x2CU+002CcommaBasic Latin-45450x2DU+002Dhyphen-minusBasic Latin.46460x2EU+002Efull stopBasic Latin/47470x2FU+002FsolidusBasic Latin048480x30U+0030digit zeroBasic Latin149490x31U+0031digit oneBasic Latin250500x32U+0032digit twoBasic Latin351510x33U+0033digit threeBasic Latin452520x34U+0034digit fourBasic Latin553530x35U+0035digit fiveBasic Latin654540x36U+0036digit sixBasic Latin755550x37U+0037digit sevenBasic Latin856560x38U+0038digit eightBasic Latin957570x39U+0039digit nineBasic Latin:58580x3AU+003AcolonBasic Latin;59590x3BU+003BsemicolonBasic Latin<60600x3CU+003C<less-than signBasic Latin=61610x3DU+003Dequals signBasic Latin>62620x3EU+003E>greater-than signBasic Latin?63630x3FU+003Fquestion markBasic Latin@64640x40U+0040commercial atBasic LatinA65650x41U+0041Latin capital letter ABasic LatinB66660x42U+0042Latin capital letter BBasic LatinC67670x43U+0043Latin capital letter CBasic LatinD68680x44U+0044Latin capital letter DBasic LatinE69690x45U+0045Latin capital letter EBasic LatinF70700x46U+0046Latin capital letter FBasic LatinG71710x47U+0047Latin capital letter GBasic LatinH72720x48U+0048Latin capital letter HBasic LatinI73730x49U+0049Latin capital letter IBasic LatinJ74740x4AU+004ALatin capital letter JBasic LatinK75750x4BU+004BLatin capital letter KBasic LatinL76760x4CU+004CLatin capital letter LBasic LatinM77770x4DU+004DLatin capital letter MBasic LatinN78780x4EU+004ELatin capital letter NBasic LatinO79790x4FU+004FLatin capital letter OBasic LatinP80800x50U+0050Latin capital letter PBasic LatinQ81810x51U+0051Latin capital letter QBasic LatinR82820x52U+0052Latin capital letter RBasic LatinS83830x53U+0053Latin capital letter SBasic LatinT84840x54U+0054Latin capital letter TBasic LatinU85850x55U+0055Latin capital letter UBasic LatinV86860x56U+0056Latin capital letter VBasic LatinW87870x57U+0057Latin capital letter WBasic LatinX88880x58U+0058Latin capital letter XBasic LatinY89890x59U+0059Latin capital letter YBasic LatinZ90900x5AU+005ALatin capital letter ZBasic Latin[91910x5BU+005Bleft square bracketBasic Latin\92920x5CU+005Creverse solidusBasic Latin]93930x5DU+005Dright square bracketBasic Latin^94940x5EU+005Ecircumflex accentBasic Latin_95950x5FU+005Flow lineBasic Latin`96960x60U+0060grave accentBasic Latina97970x61U+0061Latin small letter aBasic Latinb98980x62U+0062Latin small letter bBasic Latinc99990x63U+0063Latin small letter cBasic Latind1001000x64U+0064Latin small letter dBasic Latine1011010x65U+0065Latin small letter eBasic Latinf1021020x66U+0066Latin small letter fBasic Lating1031030x67U+0067Latin small letter gBasic Latinh1041040x68U+0068Latin small letter hBasic Latini1051050x69U+0069Latin small letter iBasic Latinj1061060x6AU+006ALatin small letter jBasic Latink1071070x6BU+006BLatin small letter kBasic Latinl1081080x6CU+006CLatin small letter lBasic Latinm1091090x6DU+006DLatin small letter mBasic Latinn1101100x6EU+006ELatin small letter nBasic Latino1111110x6FU+006FLatin small letter oBasic Latinp1121120x70U+0070Latin small letter pBasic Latinq1131130x71U+0071Latin small letter qBasic Latinr1141140x72U+0072Latin small letter rBasic Latins1151150x73U+0073Latin small letter sBasic Latint1161160x74U+0074Latin small letter tBasic Latinu1171170x75U+0075Latin small letter uBasic Latinv1181180x76U+0076Latin small letter vBasic Latinw1191190x77U+0077Latin small letter wBasic Latinx1201200x78U+0078Latin small letter xBasic Latiny1211210x79U+0079Latin small letter yBasic Latinz1221220x7AU+007ALatin small letter zBasic Latin{1231230x7BU+007Bleft curly bracketBasic Latin|1241240x7CU+007Cvertical lineBasic Latin}1251250x7DU+007Dright curly bracketBasic Latin~1261260x7EU+007EtildeBasic Latin1271270x7FU+007F(not used)€12883640x80U+20AC€euro signCurrency Symbols1291290x81U+0081(not used)‚13082180x82U+201A&sbquo;single low-9 quotation markGeneral Punctuationƒ1314020x83U+0192&fnof;Latin small letter f with hookLatin Extended-B„13282220x84U+201E&bdquo;double low-9 quotation markGeneral Punctuation…13382300x85U+2026…horizontal ellipsisGeneral Punctuation†13482240x86U+2020&dagger;daggerGeneral Punctuation‡13582250x87U+2021&Dagger;double daggerGeneral Punctuationˆ1367100x88U+02C6&circ;modifier letter circumflex accentSpacing Modifier Letters‰13782400x89U+2030&permil;per mille signGeneral PunctuationŠ1383520x8AU+0160&Scaron;Latin capital letter S with caronLatin Extended-A‹13982490x8BU+2039&lsaquo;single left-pointing angle quotation markGeneral PunctuationŒ1403380x8CU+0152&OElig;Latin capital ligature OELatin Extended-A1411410x8DU+008D(not used)Ž1423810x8EU+017DLatin capital letter Z with caronLatin Extended-A1431430x8FU+008F(not used)1441440x90U+0090(not used)‘14582160x91U+2018‘left single quotation markGeneral Punctuation’14682170x92U+2019’right single quotation markGeneral Punctuation“14782200x93U+201C“left double quotation markGeneral Punctuation”14882210x94U+201D”right double quotation markGeneral Punctuation•14982260x95U+2022•bulletGeneral Punctuation–15082110x96U+2013–en dashGeneral Punctuation—15182120x97U+2014—em dashGeneral Punctuation˜1527320x98U+02DC&tilde;small tildeSpacing Modifier Letters™15384820x99U+2122™trade mark signLetterlike Symbolsš1543530x9AU+0161&scaron;Latin small letter s with caronLatin Extended-A›15582500x9BU+203A&rsaquo;single right-pointing angle quotation markGeneral Punctuationœ1563390x9CU+0153&oelig;Latin small ligature oeLatin Extended-A1571570x9DU+009D(not used)ž1583820x9EU+017ELatin small letter z with caronLatin Extended-AŸ1593760x9FU+0178&Yuml;Latin capital letter Y with diaeresisLatin Extended-A1601600xA0U+00A0 no-break spaceLatin-1 Supplement¡1611610xA1U+00A1¡inverted exclamation markLatin-1 Supplement¢1621620xA2U+00A2¢cent signLatin-1 Supplement£1631630xA3U+00A3£pound signLatin-1 Supplement¤1641640xA4U+00A4¤currency signLatin-1 Supplement¥1651650xA5U+00A5¥yen signLatin-1 Supplement¦1661660xA6U+00A6¦broken barLatin-1 Supplement§1671670xA7U+00A7§section signLatin-1 Supplement¨1681680xA8U+00A8¨diaeresisLatin-1 Supplement©1691690xA9U+00A9©copyright signLatin-1 Supplementª1701700xAAU+00AAªfeminine ordinal indicatorLatin-1 Supplement«1711710xABU+00AB«left-pointing double angle quotation markLatin-1 Supplement¬1721720xACU+00AC¬not signLatin-1 Supplement1731730xADU+00ADsoft hyphenLatin-1 Supplement®1741740xAEU+00AE®registered signLatin-1 Supplement¯1751750xAFU+00AF¯macronLatin-1 Supplement°1761760xB0U+00B0°degree signLatin-1 Supplement±1771770xB1U+00B1±plus-minus signLatin-1 Supplement²1781780xB2U+00B2²superscript twoLatin-1 Supplement³1791790xB3U+00B3³superscript threeLatin-1 Supplement´1801800xB4U+00B4´acute accentLatin-1 Supplementµ1811810xB5U+00B5µmicro signLatin-1 Supplement¶1821820xB6U+00B6¶pilcrow signLatin-1 Supplement·1831830xB7U+00B7·middle dotLatin-1 Supplement¸1841840xB8U+00B8¸cedillaLatin-1 Supplement¹1851850xB9U+00B9¹superscript oneLatin-1 Supplementº1861860xBAU+00BAºmasculine ordinal indicatorLatin-1 Supplement»1871870xBBU+00BB»right-pointing double angle quotation markLatin-1 Supplement¼1881880xBCU+00BC¼vulgar fraction one quarterLatin-1 Supplement½1891890xBDU+00BD½vulgar fraction one halfLatin-1 Supplement¾1901900xBEU+00BE¾vulgar fraction three quartersLatin-1 Supplement¿1911910xBFU+00BF¿inverted question markLatin-1 SupplementÀ1921920xC0U+00C0ÀLatin capital letter A with graveLatin-1 SupplementÁ1931930xC1U+00C1ÁLatin capital letter A with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÂ1941940xC2U+00C2ÂLatin capital letter A with circumflexLatin-1 SupplementÃ1951950xC3U+00C3ÃLatin capital letter A with tildeLatin-1 SupplementÄ1961960xC4U+00C4ÄLatin capital letter A with diaeresisLatin-1 SupplementÅ1971970xC5U+00C5ÅLatin capital letter A with ring aboveLatin-1 SupplementÆ1981980xC6U+00C6ÆLatin capital letter AELatin-1 SupplementÇ1991990xC7U+00C7ÇLatin capital letter C with cedillaLatin-1 SupplementÈ2002000xC8U+00C8ÈLatin capital letter E with graveLatin-1 SupplementÉ2012010xC9U+00C9ÉLatin capital letter E with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÊ2022020xCAU+00CAÊLatin capital letter E with circumflexLatin-1 SupplementË2032030xCBU+00CBËLatin capital letter E with diaeresisLatin-1 SupplementÌ2042040xCCU+00CCÌLatin capital letter I with graveLatin-1 SupplementÍ2052050xCDU+00CDÍLatin capital letter I with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÎ2062060xCEU+00CEÎLatin capital letter I with circumflexLatin-1 SupplementÏ2072070xCFU+00CFÏLatin capital letter I with diaeresisLatin-1 SupplementÐ2082080xD0U+00D0ÐLatin capital letter EthLatin-1 SupplementÑ2092090xD1U+00D1ÑLatin capital letter N with tildeLatin-1 SupplementÒ2102100xD2U+00D2ÒLatin capital letter O with graveLatin-1 SupplementÓ2112110xD3U+00D3ÓLatin capital letter O with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÔ2122120xD4U+00D4ÔLatin capital letter O with circumflexLatin-1 SupplementÕ2132130xD5U+00D5ÕLatin capital letter O with tildeLatin-1 SupplementÖ2142140xD6U+00D6ÖLatin capital letter O with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplement×2152150xD7U+00D7×multiplication signLatin-1 SupplementØ2162160xD8U+00D8ØLatin capital letter O with strokeLatin-1 SupplementÙ2172170xD9U+00D9ÙLatin capital letter U with graveLatin-1 SupplementÚ2182180xDAU+00DAÚLatin capital letter U with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÛ2192190xDBU+00DBÛLatin capital letter U with circumflexLatin-1 SupplementÜ2202200xDCU+00DCÜLatin capital letter U with diaeresisLatin-1 SupplementÝ2212210xDDU+00DDÝLatin capital letter Y with acuteLatin-1 SupplementÞ2222220xDEU+00DEÞLatin capital letter ThornLatin-1 Supplementß2232230xDFU+00DFßLatin small letter sharp sLatin-1 Supplementà2242240xE0U+00E0àLatin small letter a with graveLatin-1 Supplementá2252250xE1U+00E1áLatin small letter a with acuteLatin-1 Supplementâ2262260xE2U+00E2âLatin small letter a with circumflexLatin-1 Supplementã2272270xE3U+00E3ãLatin small letter a with tildeLatin-1 Supplementä2282280xE4U+00E4äLatin small letter a with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplementå2292290xE5U+00E5åLatin small letter a with ring aboveLatin-1 Supplementæ2302300xE6U+00E6æLatin small letter aeLatin-1 Supplementç2312310xE7U+00E7çLatin small letter c with cedillaLatin-1 Supplementè2322320xE8U+00E8èLatin small letter e with graveLatin-1 Supplementé2332330xE9U+00E9éLatin small letter e with acuteLatin-1 Supplementê2342340xEAU+00EAêLatin small letter e with circumflexLatin-1 Supplementë2352350xEBU+00EBëLatin small letter e with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplementì2362360xECU+00ECìLatin small letter i with graveLatin-1 Supplementí2372370xEDU+00EDíLatin small letter i with acuteLatin-1 Supplementî2382380xEEU+00EEîLatin small letter i with circumflexLatin-1 Supplementï2392390xEFU+00EFïLatin small letter i with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplementð2402400xF0U+00F0ðLatin small letter ethLatin-1 Supplementñ2412410xF1U+00F1ñLatin small letter n with tildeLatin-1 Supplementò2422420xF2U+00F2òLatin small letter o with graveLatin-1 Supplementó2432430xF3U+00F3óLatin small letter o with acuteLatin-1 Supplementô2442440xF4U+00F4ôLatin small letter o with circumflexLatin-1 Supplementõ2452450xF5U+00F5õLatin small letter o with tildeLatin-1 Supplementö2462460xF6U+00F6öLatin small letter o with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplement÷2472470xF7U+00F7÷division signLatin-1 Supplementø2482480xF8U+00F8øLatin small letter o with strokeLatin-1 Supplementù2492490xF9U+00F9ùLatin small letter u with graveLatin-1 Supplementú2502500xFAU+00FAúLatin small letter u with acuteLatin-1 Supplementû2512510xFBU+00FBûLatin small letter with circumflexLatin-1 Supplementü2522520xFCU+00FCüLatin small letter u with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplementý2532530xFDU+00FDýLatin small letter y with acuteLatin-1 Supplementþ2542540xFEU+00FEþLatin small letter thornLatin-1 Supplementÿ2552550xFFU+00FFÿLatin small letter y with diaeresisLatin-1 Supplement

If you use old, pre-Unicode Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Russian or Thai versions of Microsoft Windows to view a file that uses Latin script and includes accented characters, then the accented characters may be replaced or omitted. For example:

This happens because the characters for these non-Latin scripts are coded to the same numbers as the accented Latin characters in the ANSI character set; this problem has largely been resolved now that Unicode has become widely used, because it provides a unique numeric identifier for each character.