How to use the ASCII to Text Converter
Paste your codes, choose whether they are decimal, hex or binary, and read the decoded text below. Separate each code with a space or a comma.
How the decoding works
Every character has a number. Capital H is 72, lower case e is 101 and a space is 32. The converter reads each code you give it and swaps it for the character with that number. Hex 48 65 6C 6C 6F and binary 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 both decode to the same word, Hello.
Codes beyond basic ASCII
Classic ASCII stops at 127, which covers English letters, digits and common punctuation. Codes above that are read as Unicode code points, so you can decode accented letters and symbols too. If the output shows odd characters, check that you picked the right base, because 65 in hex is a different character from 65 in decimal.
How it works
Each code is a character code point.
Examples
- With the default values
Hello
Limitations and assumptions
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Frequently asked questions
What is ASCII?
ASCII is an old and still widely used table that gives each English letter, digit and common symbol a number from 0 to 127. A is 65, a is 97 and 0 is 48.
Which separators can I use?
Spaces or commas between the codes. Line breaks also work as spaces.
Can I convert text back into codes?
Yes. The text to binary converter shows each character as an 8-bit byte, and the decimal to hex converter turns any code into hex.