# isASCII > Test whether a character belongs to the [ASCII][ascii] character set and whether this is true for all characters in a provided string.
## Usage ```javascript var isASCII = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-ascii' ); ``` #### isASCII( value ) Tests whether a character belongs to the [ASCII][ascii] character set and whether this is true for all characters in a provided string. ```javascript var bool = isASCII( 'beep' ); // returns true ```
## Notes - For non-string values, the function returns `false`.
## Examples ```javascript var isASCII = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-ascii' ); var out = isASCII( 'beep' ); // returns true out = isASCII( '' ); // returns false out = isASCII( 'È' ); // returns false out = isASCII( 123 ); // returns false ```
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## CLI
### Usage ```text Usage: is-ascii [options] [] Options: -h, --help Print this message. -V, --version Print the package version. ```
### Examples ```bash $ is-ascii beep true ``` To use as a [standard stream][standard-streams], ```bash $ echo -n 'beep' | is-ascii true ```