diff --git a/ascii.c b/ascii.c
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+++ b/ascii.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+int main() {  
+    char c;
+    printf("Enter a character: ");
+    scanf("%c", &c);  
+    
+    // %d displays the integer value of a character
+    // %c displays the actual character
+    printf("ASCII value of %c = %d", c, c);
+    
+    return 0;
+}