Error: accessing elements in char array initializer not working with char

Question

I am new to C. I just want to know why initializing the array of int with int is working and why initializing an array of char with char is not working. Or am I wrong thinking that "1" is a char?

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
     int incoming_message_test[2] = {1, 2}; // why does this work?
     char incoming_message[2] = {"1", "2"}; // why does this not work?
   
     return 0;
}

Answer 1

You must change "1", "2" with '1', '2'