What does this JavaScript code mean? "String.fromCharCode"

javascript string fromcharcode
John B. picture John B. · Jun 19, 2016 · Viewed 7.9k times · Source

I found this code in an HTML file and I don't quite understand what it means. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks!

Answer

Jezor picture Jezor · Jun 19, 2016

This method converts a unicode number into a character, so your string with numerical values will be changed to a unicode character sequence.

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