Text to Binary Converter
Convert text to binary code and decode binary back to readable text. Each character is represented as an 8-bit binary number.
How to Use the Text to Binary Converter
- Choose a direction — Select the "Text to Binary" or "Binary to Text" tab.
- Enter your input — Type or paste text (or binary code) into the input area.
- Select separator — For text-to-binary, choose space, none, or comma as the separator between bytes.
- Convert and copy — Click the convert button and use Copy to grab the result.
About Text to Binary Conversion
Binary is the fundamental language of computers. Every piece of data a computer processes is ultimately represented as sequences of 0s and 1s. When you type text, each character is stored as a binary number using encoding standards like ASCII or UTF-8. The letter "A," for example, is stored as the binary number 01000001 (decimal 65).
This converter translates between human-readable text and its binary representation. It is useful for computer science students learning about data representation, programmers debugging low-level code, and anyone curious about how computers store and process text. The 8-bit format used here corresponds to standard ASCII encoding, which covers all English letters, numbers, and common symbols.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each character has an ASCII code number. The converter takes each character's ASCII value and represents it as an 8-bit binary number. For example, "A" has ASCII code 65, which is 01000001 in binary. A space character (ASCII 32) is 00100000.
Common binary codes: A = 01000001, B = 01000010, a = 01100001, b = 01100010, space = 00100000, 0 = 00110000, 1 = 00110001. Each character uses 8 bits (one byte).
Yes. Use the "Binary to Text" tab. Enter binary numbers separated by spaces (e.g., "01001000 01101001") and the tool will decode them back into readable text characters.
You can choose space (most common), no separator (continuous binary string), or comma. Space-separated is the standard format and easiest to read. For the binary-to-text decoder, input should use spaces or commas between bytes.