Find ASCII Value of a Character

Read a character from the user and print its ASCII (Unicode code point) value.

BeginnerTopic: Basic Python Programs

What You'll Learn

Using ord() to get the Unicode code point
Basic input validation with length check
Working with single-character strings

Python Find ASCII Value of a Character Program

This program helps you to learn the fundamental structure and syntax of Python programming.

# Program to find the ASCII value of a character

ch = input("Enter a character: ")

if len(ch) != 1:
    print("Please enter exactly one character.")
else:
    print("The ASCII value of", ch, "is", ord(ch))

Output

Enter a character: A
The ASCII value of A is 65

Step-by-Step Breakdown

1Ask the user to enter a character.
2Check that the input length is exactly 1.
3Use ord() on the character to get its numeric value.
4Print the result in a readable sentence.

Understanding Find ASCII Value of a Character

Python uses Unicode, but for standard characters the code point matches the ASCII value.

We use the built-in ord() function:

•ord('A') returns 65

•ord('a') returns 97

The program also checks that the user enters exactly one character to avoid confusion.

Note: To write and run Python programs, you need to set up the local environment on your computer. Refer to the complete article Setting up Python Development Environment. If you do not want to set up the local environment on your computer, you can also use online IDE to write and run your Python programs.

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