JavaScript String String.fromCharCode() method

Definition and usage

String.fromCharCode() The method converts Unicode values to characters.

String.fromCharCode() Is a static method of the String object.

The syntax is always String.fromCharCode().

You cannot use myString.fromCharCode().

Example

How to convert Unicode values to characters:

let char = String.fromCharCode(65);

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let text = String.fromCharCode(72, 69, 76, 76, 79);

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Syntax

String.fromCharCode(n1, n2, ... , nX)

Parameter

Parameter Description
n1, n2, nX Required. One or more Unicode values to be converted.

Return value

Type Description
String String representing unicode characters.

Tip:For a list of all Unicode values, please read our complete Unicode reference manual.

Technical details

Return value

A new string containing characters with specified encoding.

Description

This static method provides a way to create a string, where each character in the string is specified by a separate Unicode number encoding.

Note:As a static method,fromCharCode() Is a property of the constructor String() and not a method of a string or String object.

charCodeAt() Is with fromCharCode() A companion instance method that provides a way to get the encoding of a single character in a string.

Browser support

String.fromCharCode() Is ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

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