Text to Binary Converter - Translate Text to 010101

Input Text 0 characters

Conversion Options

Binary Format

Encoding

UTF-8 supports all Unicode characters (emojis,中文,etc.). ASCII only supports basic English (0-127).

Quick Samples

Binary Output

Conversion Statistics

Input Characters

Output Bits

Output Bytes

Size Increase

ASCII encoding: 1 character = 1 byte (8 bits)

Binary Visualization

Convert text to see binary bit visualization

Binary Input 0 bits

Binary Format Guidelines

Binary must be in 8-bit chunks (e.g., 01001000 for 'H')
Spaces are optional but recommended for readability
Only 0s and 1s are allowed (no other characters)
Invalid binary will result in conversion errors

Common Binary Examples

'Hello' in binary:

01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111

'A' in binary:

01000001

'123' in binary:

00110001 00110010 00110011

Text Output

Conversion Details

Binary Chunks Processed 0

Valid Binary Characters 0

Invalid Characters 0

Common ASCII Values

Char	Binary	Decimal	Char	Binary	Decimal
A	01000001	65	a	01100001	97
B	01000010	66	b	01100010	98
0	00110000	48	1	00110001	49
Space	00100000	32	!	00100001	33

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does text to binary conversion work?

Each character in text is represented by a numeric code (ASCII or Unicode). In binary conversion, this numeric code is converted to its 8-bit binary representation. For example, the letter 'A' has ASCII code 65, which converts to binary 01000001. UTF-8 characters (like emojis or Chinese) use multiple bytes (8-bit groups) to represent a single character, with the first byte indicating how many bytes follow.

What's the difference between ASCII and UTF-8 in binary conversion?

ASCII uses 7 bits (expanded to 8 bits with a leading 0) and can only represent 128 characters (basic English letters, numbers, and symbols). UTF-8 is a variable-length encoding that can represent all Unicode characters. Basic ASCII characters (0-127) are 1 byte in UTF-8, while other characters (like emojis,中文,etc.) use 2-4 bytes. This tool supports both: ASCII mode treats all characters as single-byte, while UTF-8 mode correctly handles multi-byte Unicode characters.

Why are there 8 bits in a binary character representation?

8 bits form a "byte," which is the fundamental unit of digital information storage. With 8 bits, you can represent 256 different values (2⁸ = 256), which was sufficient for extended ASCII character sets. This became a standard in computer architecture. Some early systems used 7 bits (128 values) for pure ASCII, but modern systems almost universally use 8-bit bytes. In UTF-8, characters can use multiple bytes, but each individual component is still 8 bits.

Can binary code be used for encryption or secret messages?

Binary itself isn't encryption—it's just a different representation of data. However, converting text to binary can serve as a simple form of obfuscation, making messages less readable to casual observers. For actual encryption, you would need cryptographic algorithms. That said, binary encoding is useful for steganography (hiding messages in other data), computer communications, and understanding how computers fundamentally process text and data at the lowest level.