How to use the Binary to Text Converter
- 1. Pick a directionBinary to text, or text to binary.
- 2. Paste your inputBinary can be grouped in 8s with spaces, or one long run of bits.
- 3. ConvertGet the result plus a table of every byte.
How text becomes binary
Computers store each character as a number. In ASCII, A is 65, a is 97 and the space is 32, and each fits in one byte (8 bits): A is 01000001. Modern text uses UTF-8, which keeps those same single bytes for English letters, digits and symbols, and uses 2 to 4 bytes for everything else:
- é and other accented Latin letters: 2 bytes.
- ₹ (the rupee sign) and Hindi letters: 3 bytes.
- Most emoji: 4 bytes.
The converter decodes bytes strictly. If the bits don't make whole bytes, it tells you how many bits it found; if the bytes aren't valid UTF-8, it shows � and warns you, rather than guessing.
Worked example
The sample 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100001 is 6 bytes: 72, 101, 108, 108, 111 and 33. Decoded, that spells Hello!.
Going the other way, the text Hi ₹ becomes 6 bytes, not 4: H (01001000), i (01101001), space (00100000), and three bytes for ₹ (11100010 10000010 10111001), whose code point is U+20B9. The table shows each character's code point and its UTF-8 bytes in binary and hex.
This is handy for computer fundamentals homework, decoding puzzle messages, and understanding why a 10-character Hindi word can take 30 bytes in a database. Spaces, line breaks and commas between groups are all accepted when you paste binary.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need spaces between the bytes?
No. A long run of bits is split into groups of 8, as long as the total is a multiple of 8.
Why does my text show strange symbols?
The bytes may not be UTF-8, or the binary is cut off. Check that you copied every bit.
Can it do ASCII only?
UTF-8 is identical to ASCII for codes 0 to 127, so ASCII binary decodes the same way.
Is the binary to text converter free to use?
Yes, the binary to text converter is free and costs nothing. Your first conversion shows a short form for your name and WhatsApp number one time; once that's done, this tool and every other Uncodemy tool open with no form.