Binary Code Translator

Convert bytes, not a fixed number of bits per letter

This converter encodes text as UTF-8 bytes, then displays those bytes as binary, hexadecimal or Base64. ASCII-compatible characters such as A occupy one byte. A Unicode scalar value can take one to four UTF-8 bytes; an accented letter or emoji need not occupy the same space as A.

Binary and Morse describe different representations. Binary displays bits in bytes here. Morse groups short and long marks with meaningful silent gaps. Neither encoding translates a sentence into another language or makes its contents secret.

Decode a result without losing its boundaries

Choose Data to Text and the matching format. Binary input requires complete eight-bit groups separated by whitespace; 01000001 is A. Hexadecimal accepts pairs of digits, with or without whitespace. Base64 requires a valid padded string; embedded whitespace is ignored.

Invalid input format means a group, padding or UTF-8 sequence is invalid. Check the source instead of adding guessed zeroes. A decimal number or Morse pattern is not an accepted byte representation in this tool. Use Swap to move a valid result back into the input and verify the original text.

Try a multibyte round trip

Enter A, note its one-byte output, then enter é. The second example occupies two bytes: C3 A9. Decode those two bytes together to recover é; decoding C3 alone is incomplete UTF-8. Spaces in the original text also become bytes and must not be confused with the separators used to display binary groups.

UTF-8 examples