Java Characters (char)

✅ Java Characters (`char`)

In Java, the char data type is used to store a single character.
It can be a letter, digit, or special symbol and is enclosed in single quotes ' '.

Characteristics of `char`

Feature	Description
Size	2 bytes (16 bits)
Values	Any single character, Unicode supported
Example	`'A'`, `'9'`, `'%'`, `'क'`
Default Value	`'\u0000'`

📌 Example: Simple `char` Variable

Unicode Characters

Java char supports Unicode, which allows international characters:

Character Operations

char can be used in arithmetic operations because internally it is stored as a number (ASCII/Unicode).

`char` in Conditions

✔ Example Program

class CharExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
char letter = 'J';
char number = '7';
char special = '@';

System.out.println("Letter: " + letter);
System.out.println("Number: " + number);
System.out.println("Special Character: " + special);
}
}

class CharExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

char letter = 'J';

char number = '7';

char special = '@';

System.out.println("Letter: " + letter);

System.out.println("Number: " + number);

System.out.println("Special Character: " + special);

}

Output:

🎯 Summary

char stores single characters.
Enclosed in single quotes ' '.
Supports Unicode characters.
Can be used in arithmetic and conditions.

Java Characters (char)