The pseudorapidity (η ) and transverse-momentum (lick to view the MathML source">pT) distributions of charged particles produced in proton–proton collisions are measured at the centre-of-mass energy . The pseudorapidity distribution in lick to view the MathML source">|η|<1.8 is reported for inelastic events and for events with at least one charged particle in lick to view the MathML source">|η|<1. The pseudorapidity density of charged particles produced in the pseudorapidity region lick to view the MathML source">|η|<0.5 is lick to view the MathML source">5.31±0.18 and lick to view the MathML source">6.46±0.19 for the two event classes, respectively. The transverse-momentum distribution of charged particles is measured in the range lick to view the MathML source">0.15<pT<20 GeV/c and lick to view the MathML source">|η|<0.8 for events with at least one charged particle in lick to view the MathML source">|η|<1. The evolution of the transverse momentum spectra of charged particles is also investigated as a function of event multiplicity. The results are compared with calculations from PYTHIA and EPOS Monte Carlo generators.