MS Excel: Char Function
In Excel, the Char function returns the character based on the ASCII value.
The syntax for the Char function is:
Char( ascii_value )
ascii_value is the ASCII value used to retrieve the character.
Applies To:
- Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
For example:
Let's take a look at an example:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above:
=Char(A1) would return "v" =Char(A2) would return "@" =Char(72) would return "H" =Char(109) would return "m"