ASCII 96
Grave Accent (`)
Printable ASCII
Backtick. Wraps template literals in JavaScript, raw strings in Go, and code in Markdown.
Common uses & context
The character '`' — Grave Accent — has ASCII code 96 (0x60), octal 0140, binary 01100000. Backtick. Wraps template literals in JavaScript, raw strings in Go, and code in Markdown.
Punctuation and symbol codes carry the most syntactic weight per byte in programming: a single '`' can change how a parser reads an entire expression. When '`' needs to appear as literal data rather than syntax, you often have to escape it — in string literals, in regular expressions, in URLs (where it becomes %60), or in HTML. Knowing its exact code point (96) helps when you filter, validate, or sanitize input byte by byte.
All encodings at a glance
| Decimal | 96 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x60 |
| Octal | 0140 |
| Binary | 01100000 |
| HTML numeric entity | ` |
| URL encoding | %60 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0x60 |
Code snippets
JavaScript
String.fromCharCode(96); // "`"
96.toString(16); // "60"Python
chr(96) # '`'
ord(chr(96)) # 96
hex(96) # '0x60'HTML
` <!-- numeric entity (no named entity for this character) -->Programming notes
- ▸Code 96 (0x60); URL-encoded form%60.
- ▸In HTML the numeric entity is `.
- ▸When used as literal data in regex or strings, '`' usually needs escaping — check the rules for your language.
Frequently asked questions
What character is ASCII code 96?
ASCII code 96 is the character '`' (Grave Accent). In hexadecimal it is 0x60, in octal 0140, and in binary 01100000.
What is 0x60 in ASCII?
Hexadecimal 0x60 equals decimal 96, which is the character '`' (Grave Accent). To convert hex to ASCII yourself, read the two hex digits as a base-16 number (0x60 = 96) and look up that code point.
How do I write the character with code 96 in code?
In JavaScript use String.fromCharCode(96); in Python use chr(96); in HTML use the numeric entity `. In a URL it is percent-encoded as %60, and in UTF-8 it is stored as the byte sequence 0x60.