Back to Tools
Professional Binary & Number System Converter
Convert text to and from binary, hexadecimal, octal, and decimal formats
Number Systems & Binary Guide
Understanding Binary
- Binary uses only 0 and 1 (base 2)
- Each digit represents a power of 2
- Computers store all data in binary
- 8 bits = 1 byte = 1 character
- ASCII maps characters to numbers
Practical Applications
- Binary: Computer programming, data storage
- Hex: Color codes, memory addresses
- Octal: File permissions in Unix/Linux
- Decimal: Human-readable numbers
Conversion Examples
- A = 01000001 (binary)
- A = 41 (hex)
- A = 101 (octal)
- A = 65 (decimal)
- All represent the same character
Tips & Tricks
- Binary is most common in programming
- Hex is shorter than binary for same data
- Spaces are ignored in input for decoding
- Invalid characters are automatically removed
- Use for encoding/obfuscating text