function to get ascii value in javascript code example

Example 1: js number to ascii

String.fromCharCode(97); // --> 'a'

Example 2: get ascii value of char javascript

word = userInput[0]; //abc
var sum =0;
for(i=0;i<word.length;i++)
{
    sum = sum + word.charCodeAt(i);
}
console.log(sum); //294