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## unsigned char

#### Description

An unsigned data type that occupies 1 byte of memory. Same as the byte datatype.

The unsigned char datatype encodes numbers from 0 to 255.

For consistency of Arduino programming style, the byte data type is to be preferred.

#### Example

        unsigned char myChar = 240;

#### See also

- byte
- int
- array
- Serial.println

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