Converter
Text to binary
Convert text to binary UTF-8 bytes and back; supports ASCII, Chinese, and emoji.
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Using this tool
Encode text as binary UTF-8 bytes and decode valid bytes back to text.
Actions: Encode · Decode
Example
Choose Encode: A takes one byte and 中 takes three UTF-8 bytes.
Example action and settings
Action: Encode
Input / action
A中
Result / expected behavior
01000001 11100100 10111000 10101101
Scope and limitations
- Decoding accepts complete 8-bit bytes with optional whitespace, and the bytes must form valid UTF-8.
Common mistakes
- Do not substitute binary code-point numbers or add 0b prefixes or commas.
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