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Key facts

Category: Format Conversion
Input types: textarea, select, checkbox
Output type: text
Sample coverage: 4
API ready: Yes

Overview

The Text to Binary Converter allows you to instantly translate plain text into binary bit strings and decode binary sequences back into readable text. Supporting ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16 BE encodings, the tool offers customizable bit lengths, padding options, and separators to fit your data formatting needs.

When to use

When you need to convert plain text into binary representations of 0s and 1s for computer science studies, debugging, or data transmission analysis.
When decoding binary bit streams back into human-readable text using specific encodings like UTF-8 or ASCII.
When formatting binary outputs with custom separators like spaces or newlines for documentation and reports.

How it works

1Input your plain text or binary bit string into the input area.
2Select the operation to either encode text to binary or decode binary to text.
3Configure your encoding scheme, bits per character, and separator preferences.
4View the instantly generated output in the result pane.

Use cases

Teaching or learning binary representation of characters in computer science courses.
Debugging low-level network packets or data payloads that represent text as binary streams.
Creating obfuscated text or solving cryptography puzzles that require binary encoding and decoding.

Examples

1. Encoding a simple English word to binary

Computer Science Student

Background

A student needs to show the binary representation of the word 'Hello' using standard 8-bit ASCII encoding for a homework assignment.

Problem

Manually converting each character to binary is slow and prone to calculation errors.

How to use

Enter 'Hello' in the input box, set the operation to 'Text to Binary', choose 'ASCII' encoding, set bits per character to '8 bits', and select 'Space' as the separator.

Operation: Text to Binary, Encoding: ASCII, Bits Per Char: 8 bits, Separator: Space

Outcome

The tool outputs: '01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111'.

2. Decoding a binary stream to UTF-8 text

Software Developer

Background

A developer is inspecting a log file containing raw binary data and needs to quickly read the text payload.

Problem

The binary data is a continuous stream of 0s and 1s without spaces, representing UTF-8 encoded text.

How to use

Paste the binary stream into the input, set the operation to 'Binary to Text', choose 'UTF-8' encoding, and set the separator to 'None'.

FAQ

What encodings does this converter support?

It supports UTF-8 (variable length), ASCII (7-bit), and UTF-16 BE (16-bit) encodings.

Can I decode binary strings that do not have spaces between bytes?

Yes, you can decode continuous binary strings by setting the separator option to 'None'.

What does the 'Pad to full byte' option do?

In 7-bit ASCII mode, it adds a leading zero to pad each character's binary representation to a standard 8-bit byte.

How do I convert binary back to text?

Select 'Binary to Text' as the operation, paste your binary bit string into the input, and the tool will decode it.

Does this tool support UTF-16?

Yes, you can select the 16 bits (UTF-16 BE) option under the Bits Per Char setting.

Operation: Binary to Text, Encoding: UTF-8, Separator: None

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1. Encoding a simple English word to binary

2. Decoding a binary stream to UTF-8 text

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