# ASCII

ASCII(`text`)

Returns the ASCII code for the first character in `text`

### Arguments

| Argument | Description                      |
| -------- | -------------------------------- |
| `text`   | Text(s) to convert to ASCII code |

### Output

ASCII code for specified character

### Example

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