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Chr

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Converts a numeric value to a UCS-2 character.

Returns

A character with the specified UCS-2 character code.

Category

String functions

Function syntax

Chr(number)

See also

Asc

History

ColdFusion MX: Changed Unicode support: ColdFusion supports the Java UCS-2 representation of Unicode characters, up to a value of 65535. (Earlier releases supported 1-255.)

Parameters

Parameter
Description
number
A value (a number in the range 0 - 65535, inclusive)

Usage

The values 0 - 31 are standard, nonprintable codes. For example:
  • Chr(10) returns a linefeed character
  • Chr(13) returns a carriage return character
  • The two-character string Chr(13) & Chr(10)returns a Windows newline
    Note: For a complete list of the Unicode characters and their codes, see www.unicode.org/charts/

Example

<cfscript>
    x = chr(0500); 
    writeOutput('character: #x#'); 
    x = asc(x); 
    writeOutput('<br>Unicode value: #x#');
</cfscript>

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