A character variable holds ASCII value means an integer number between 0 and 127 rather than that character itself in C programming. That value is known as ASCII value.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
char c;
cout << "Enter a character: ";
cin >> c;
cout << "ASCII Value of " << c << " is " << int(c);
return 0;
}
OutPut
Enter a character: A ASCII Value of A is 65