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.

Syntax

unsigned char var = val;

Parameters

  • var: variable name
  • val: the value to assign to that variable

Example Code

    unsigned char myChar = 240;

See also