Why is ‘char’ signed by default in C++?

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It isn’t.

The signedness of a char that isn’t either a signed char or unsigned char is implementation-defined. Many systems make it signed to match other types that are signed by default (like int), but it may be unsigned on some systems. (Say, if you pass -funsigned-char to GCC.)

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