Binary Translator

What is Binary Translator?

Binary Translator is an online tool that converts binary code/numbers into text for reading and copying purposes. Our Binary Translator also converts binary code into octal, decimal, and hexadecimal numbers.

To use the Binary Code Translator, paste/write a binary number or upload a binary numbers file into the input box provided. Then, click the convert button to get your answer instantly. Additionally, you can copy and download your text file using our tool's features.

Our tool features an easy-to-use and friendly interface that helps convert binary code into English text using ASCII/Unicode. It also converts binary code into decimal, octal, and hexadecimal numbers using the number conversion system.

What is the Binary Number system?

According to the Wikipedia:

"A binary number is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system or binary numeral system, a method for representing numbers that use only two symbols for the natural numbers: typically "0" (zero) and "1" (one)."

Here is our explanation of the binary number system:

The word binary is derived from 'bi,' which means two. The binary number system is based on the numerical system '2' and comprises the elements '0' and '1'. These two numbers, '0' and '1', are known as binary numbers or binary codes. The collection of binary numbers makes up the binary number system

The binary number system uses only "0 & 1" to create numbers, like 11001, 01001110011001100, and 11001100111111000011, no matter how long. Each digit represents a positional value, and we call each digit a 'bit.'

The binary bit is important in computer language, telecommunications, and digital devices like traffic signals and alarms. It helps control temperature and communicate information. It facilitates the encoding of character data into bit strings.

How to Convert Binary to Text?

Follow these steps to convert binary code to text:

1. First, divide the binary code into 8-bit groups of binary numbers from left to right. If the last group has fewer than 8 digits, add leading zeros.

2. Next, use the binary alphabet chart to match each binary number with its respective ASCII character.

3. Finally, arrange the ASCII characters in the order of their corresponding 8-bit groups to get the required text.

How to Read Binary Code?

If you are interested in understanding how to read binary code, first, understand how binary numbers work. The word " Binary" is known as the “base 2” numbering system, with two possible numbers, “0” and “1”

This understanding helps grasp how the binary language operates in programming and yields results in computers or other software applications. Reading binary code typically involves translating binary numbers into text form. Additionally, binary code can be converted into decimal, octal, and hexadecimal numbers. This understanding is crucial, especially in contexts like bit sizes (e.g., 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit, and 8-bit).

For the reading of the binary code, follow the steps below.

• Start reading from the rightmost side and select the least significant digit. The most significant digit (MSD) is on the leftmost side of the number.

• Assign placement values to each digit as you read from right to left, starting from zero and going up to '7'. If the binary number has more than eight digits, group them into sets of eight and assign placement values from right to left.

• Next, use the placement values as exponents of '2' and solve or add them to obtain the final value."