my char doesnt change to what i want

[Deadlines]

Im trying to make a hexadecimal to decimal converter as a test for myself, it all works well until i try assign a number to it, when i do it turns into a smiley face... i just want it to

 #include <iostream>
int main()
{
    char y;
    std::cin >> y;//i will enter 'a'
     y=5;//it should become 5 there but it doesnt
    std::cout << y << std::endl;
    return 0;

}

[E0p9LyTq]

You are assigning a char a numeric 5, not a character 5. y=5; should be y='5';.

[Deadlines]

OHHH thank you makes sense