How to search for symbol like DC1 in Notepad++

Question

How to search for special ascii characters( like symbol 'DC1') in a file using notepad ++ or any text editors.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '12 at 13:40

I found the solution atlast .

The Ascii character equivalent for DC1 symbol is x11,

In the extended mode in notepad++ find, giving '\x11' should help you in finding the character.

For the list of ascii characters and their code, please find the link below

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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Notepad++:

Enable showing all hidden characters. View->Show all characters

Or enable hex mode using ctrl-h and look/search for 11

References:

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:14

Kristofer

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