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Text to Binary

Convert text to binary representation and binary back to text

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What is Text to Binary?

Free online text to binary converter to turn any text into its binary representation or decode binary strings back to readable text.

Each character is converted to its 8-bit ASCII or UTF-8 binary code. Translate English to binary, convert a name or message to binary code, and decode binary back to text when someone sends you a string of ones and zeros. It accepts binary with or without spaces between bytes, so you can paste a block of binary and read the plain text instantly. Useful for understanding how computers store text, creating binary art, or encoding messages. Supports full Unicode text including emojis and special characters. No signup required.

How to Use Text to Binary

1Choose 'Text to Binary' or 'Binary to Text' mode
2Type or paste your input in the text area
3See the conversion result update instantly
4Copy the output using the copy button

Frequently Asked Questions

Each character in the text is converted to its numeric code (ASCII or Unicode code point), then that number is expressed in binary (base 2). For example, 'A' has ASCII code 65, which is 01000001 in binary. Characters are typically represented using 8 bits each.

Yes. Switch to decode mode, paste binary digits (with or without spaces between byte groups), and the tool will convert them back to readable text.

Yes. The tool uses UTF-8 encoding which supports all Unicode characters. Emojis and special characters will be converted to their multi-byte binary representations.

No. In decode mode you can paste binary with spaces separating each 8-bit group or as one continuous string. The tool splits it into bytes automatically and returns the decoded text either way.

Stay in Text to Binary mode and type or paste your words. Each letter, space, and punctuation mark is converted to its 8-bit code and shown in order, giving you the full binary translation you can copy with one click.

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