Binary to Text
Decode binary strings (e.g., 01001000 01101001) back into human-readable text.
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Binary Text Encoding
Text in computers is stored as binary numbers. Each character is mapped to a numeric code (ASCII or Unicode) which is then represented in binary. This tool converts between human-readable text and its binary representation.
ASCII Binary Encoding
- ASCII uses 7 bits per character (values 0–127)
- Space (32) =
00100000 - Capital A (65) =
01000001 - Lowercase a (97) =
01100001 - Digit 0 (48) =
00110000
UTF-8 Extension
- UTF-8 uses 1–4 bytes per character for full Unicode support
- ASCII-compatible: characters 0–127 use the same single byte
- Characters above 127 use multi-byte sequences with continuation bytes
How do I read binary text?
Binary text is grouped into 8-bit bytes (octets). Convert each 8-bit group to a decimal number, then look up the corresponding ASCII or Unicode character. For example, 01001000 = 72 = 'H', 01101001 = 105 = 'i'.
What separates binary characters?
Binary text representations typically separate each byte (character) with a space. So "Hi" in binary is 01001000 01101001. This spacing is a human-readability convention — computers store the bits continuously without gaps.
Is binary text the same as binary files?
No — binary text encoding represents text characters as binary digits (the ASCII/Unicode mapping). Binary files are any file that contains non-text data (images, executables, audio). The binary representation this tool uses is specifically for text characters.