About

Computers process information using base-2 logic, where data exists in two states: on (1) or off (0). This translator bridges the gap between human-readable text and machine code. It converts characters into their 8-bit byte representations.

Debugging low-level communication protocols often requires manual verification of binary streams. While a single ASCII character occupies 1 byte (8 bits), extended characters in UTF-8 may occupy 2 to 4 bytes. This tool processes input byte-by-byte to ensure accurate translation of alphanumeric and special characters.

Formulas

The conversion process involves determining the positional value of bits within a byte. For an 8-bit integer n:

n = 7∑i=0 b_i ⋅ 2ⁱ

Where b_i is either 0 or 1. For example, the letter "C" (Decimal 67) becomes 01000011.

Reference Data

Character	Decimal	Binary (8-bit)	Hex
Space	32	00100000	20
A	65	01000001	41
a	97	01100001	61
0	48	00110000	30
?	63	00111111	3F

Frequently Asked Questions

Standard ASCII encoding uses 7 bits, but computers store data in 8-bit bytes. The leading bit is often a zero (padding) in standard ASCII. 8 bits allow for values from 0 to 255.

Yes, if the system supports UTF-8. Emojis are just characters mapped to higher code points. However, they will result in multiple binary bytes (up to 4) per emoji, not just a single 8-bit string.

The decoder ignores spaces. If the remaining string length is not a multiple of 8, or contains characters other than 0 and 1, the translation will likely produce garbage characters or fail. This tool attempts to sanitize input before processing.

No. Binary is base-2 (0,1). Hexadecimal is base-16 (0-9, A-F). Hex is often used as a compact representation of binary because one hex digit exactly represents four binary bits (a nibble).