Characters Estimated reading: 1 minute 571 views Characters The char data type is used to store a single character. The character must be surrounded by single quotes, like ‘A’ or ‘c’:Example char myGrade = 'B'; System.out.println(myGrade); Strings The String data type is used to store a sequence of characters (text). String values must be surrounded by double quotes:Example String greeting = "Hello World"; System.out.println(greeting);