Text to Binary Converter

Text to Binary Conversion — Complete Guide

Binary is the fundamental language of all digital systems. Every character you see on screen — every letter, number, and symbol — is ultimately stored and transmitted as a sequence of binary digits (bits). Understanding text-to-binary conversion is essential for learning computer science fundamentals, debugging encoding issues, analyzing network protocols, and working with low-level data manipulation.

Our Text to Binary Converter provides instant bi-directional conversion between human-readable text and its binary representation. Each character is converted to its ASCII/UTF-8 binary value as an 8-bit byte. The tool supports both directions — convert text to binary for analysis or learning, or decode binary strings back to readable text for debugging.

Key Features

• Bi-directional Conversion: Toggle between text-to-binary and binary-to-text modes.
• Standard 8-bit Encoding: Each character is represented as a full 8-bit byte.
• Readable Format: Binary output is space-separated by byte for easy reading.
• Input Validation: Binary-to-text mode validates that input contains only valid binary bytes.
• Real-Time Conversion: Results update instantly as you type.

Common Reference

• A = 01000001 (decimal 65)
• a = 01100001 (decimal 97)
• 0 = 00110000 (decimal 48)
• Space = 00100000 (decimal 32)