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Text to Binary Encoding Reference

Published September 8, 2026

How text characters map to binary using standard ASCII encoding. For how binary itself works, see Binary Explained.

Character ASCII Code 8-bit Binary
A 65 01000001
B 66 01000010
a 97 01100001
0 48 00110000
(space) 32 00100000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is each character 8 bits (1 byte)?

Standard ASCII and extended ASCII encoding use 8 bits per character, enough to represent 256 possible values.

Can binary represent non-English characters?

Yes, using encodings like UTF-8, which uses more than 8 bits for characters outside the basic ASCII range, including accented letters, symbols, and emoji.

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