Binary ↔ Text Translator
Type in either side, watch the other update instantly. Full UTF-8.
How binary text works
Every character on your screen is stored as a binary number. ASCII uses 7 bits per character (128 possible values); modern web uses UTF-8, a variable-length encoding that uses 8 bits for basic letters and up to 32 bits for emoji and non-Latin scripts. This translator handles the full UTF-8 range — try pasting in 你好 or 🚀.