Random Baudot Character Generator

Choose one of all 32 five-bit ITA2 code positions using injected randomness; figure-shift punctuation can vary between national implementations.

Description

Random Baudot Character Generator selects one of 32 outputs from its implemented Baudot Character repertoire and shows every possible result below.

Choose one of all 32 five-bit ITA2 code positions using injected randomness; figure-shift punctuation can vary between national implementations. The generator samples from the exact 32-entry repertoire shown on this page, so you can inspect every possible result before using it for practice, testing, or a prompt.1

When random Baudot Character prompts are useful

  • Create one-at-a-time Baudot Character recognition or recall prompts without manually choosing the next character.
  • Exercise font fallback, text shaping, storage, copying, and rendering with values from the implemented writing-system repertoire.
  • Use the complete grid as a coverage checklist when every available output must be reviewed deliberately.

How the Baudot Character repertoire is sampled

Each run maps a random value to one of 32 entries with equal probability. “Run again” performs another independent draw. The reference grid is sorted alphabetically for ASCII labels and by Unicode code point for characters; sorting changes only the presentation, not the generator's sampling set.

Complete implemented generator repertoire for Baudot Character (32 unique entries). A dotted circle is added only when displaying a leading combining mark so that the mark remains visible; the generator returns the original value without that helper.

  • 00000 — NUL
  • 00001 — E / 3
  • 00010 — line feed
  • 00011 — A / -
  • 00100 — space
  • 00101 — S / apostrophe
  • 00110 — I / 8
  • 00111 — U / 7
  • 01000 — carriage return
  • 01001 — D / WRU
  • 01010 — R / 4
  • 01011 — J / bell
  • 01100 — N / comma
  • 01101 — F / !
  • 01110 — C / :
  • 01111 — K / (
  • 10000 — T / 5
  • 10001 — Z / +
  • 10010 — L / )
  • 10011 — W / 2
  • 10100 — H / #
  • 10101 — Y / 6
  • 10110 — P / 0
  • 10111 — Q / 1
  • 11000 — O / 9
  • 11001 — B / ?
  • 11010 — G / &
  • 11011 — figures shift
  • 11100 — M / .
  • 11101 — X / /
  • 11110 — V / ;
  • 11111 — letters shift
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Limitations of the Baudot Character generator

The repertoire is intentionally scoped to the cited source or the documented tool.io set. A returned identifier may require separate artwork, context, or instructional material before it can be interpreted correctly.

A random character does not teach frequency, pronunciation, stroke order, word formation, historical development, or meaning in context. Browser randomness is suitable for ordinary prompts and interface testing, not cryptographic selection, lotteries, or auditable sampling.

Alternative or Complementary ways to work with Baudot Character

Work through the grid in order when complete coverage matters, or use the cited chart or standard when you need normative names, ordering, annotations, and usage rules. Random prompts are best used after the relevant symbols and conventions have been introduced explicitly.

References

  1. International Telegraph Alphabet No. 2 — International Telecommunication Union

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