Text/Binary Converter

What is Binary?

Binary is the fundamental language of computers, using only two digits: 0 and 1. Each character in text is represented by a sequence of these bits, typically 8 bits (1 byte) for ASCII characters.

ASCII vs UTF-8

ASCII uses 7 bits to represent 128 characters (English letters, digits, symbols). UTF-8 extends this to support all Unicode characters, using 1-4 bytes per character for international text and emojis.

Common Use Cases

• Learning how computers store data
• Debugging and data analysis
• Encoding messages for fun
• Understanding network protocols

Example

The word "Hi" in binary:
H = 01001000
i = 01101001