ASCII to Binary Converter

About This Tool

So, you’ve got some text—maybe a word, a sentence, or even just a single character—and you want to see what it looks like in binary. That’s where this ASCII to Binary Converter comes in. It’s not fancy. No ads, no sign-ups, no nonsense. You type something in, hit convert, and boom—you get the binary representation of each character, one after another. I built this because I got tired of opening a terminal and running `echo -n "hello" | xxd -b` every time I needed to check something. Sometimes you just want a quick answer without the hassle. This tool does exactly that. It takes standard ASCII text (letters, numbers, basic symbols) and spits out the 8-bit binary equivalent for each character. Simple as that. It’s not going to handle emojis or Unicode weirdness. If you paste in something like “café” with an accented ‘é’, it might not behave as expected. Stick to plain old ASCII—A to Z, 0 to 9, punctuation, spaces—and you’re golden.

Key Features

• Instant conversion—no waiting, no loading screens.
• Supports all standard ASCII characters (32 to 126).
• Each character is converted to its 8-bit binary form, separated by spaces for readability.
• Works right in your browser—no downloads, no plugins.
• Lightweight and fast, even on slower connections.
• You can copy the output with one click. Because who wants to manually select and copy binary strings?

FAQ

Why does the output have spaces between each 8-bit group?
Because reading a solid wall of 0s and 1s is a nightmare. Spaces make it easier to see where one character ends and the next begins. For example, “Hi” becomes “01001000 01101001”—way clearer than “0100100001101001”.

What happens if I enter a character that’s not in ASCII?
It might get converted incorrectly or show up as a question mark or garbage. This tool sticks to basic ASCII. If you need Unicode or UTF-8 support, you’ll want a different tool. This one’s built for simplicity, not edge cases.