Text to Binary

Each character in your text has a numeric code (its Unicode/ASCII value). The binary conversion represents that number in base-2 using only 0s and 1s. Standard ASCII characters use 8 bits (one byte) per character, so the letter 'A' (code 65) becomes 01000001.

These are different number base systems. Binary (base-2) uses digits 0-1, octal (base-8) uses digits 0-7, and hexadecimal (base-16) uses digits 0-9 and letters A-F. They all represent the same values but in different formats. Hex is the most compact, binary is the most verbose.

Yes! This tool supports two-way conversion. Switch to "Binary to Text" mode, paste binary, octal, or hex values separated by spaces, select the format, and click Decode to convert back to readable text.

Yes. The tool handles the full range of characters including accented letters, symbols, and emojis. Characters with code points above 255 will use more than 8 bits in binary representation to accurately represent their Unicode value.

Standard ASCII characters are represented using 8 bits (1 byte), which can represent values from 0 to 255. The tool pads binary output to 8 bits for consistency and readability. Characters with higher Unicode values will use more bits as needed.