Convert.ToChar (UInt16) converts 16-bit unsigned integer to Unicode character.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim numbers() As UShort = { UInt16.MinValue, 40, 2011, UInt16.MaxValue } Dim result As Char For Each number As UShort In numbers result = Convert.ToChar(number) Console.WriteLine("{0} converts to '{1}'.", number, result) Next End Sub 'Main End Class 'Sample