ASCII Converter
Easily translate between plain text and ASCII decimal character codes.
Mastering ASCII Encoding
The ASCII Converter is an essential tool for understanding how text is digitized. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) provides a standard bridge between human characters and the numeric codes that computers understand.
How to Use the ASCII Tool
01. Text to ASCII
Enter any string (e.g., "A") to see its decimal value (65).
02. ASCII to Text
Input decimal codes (e.g., "75 111 100") to get the text (Kod).
The ASCII Standard
The original ASCII standard used 7 bits to represent 128 characters. This includes lowercase and uppercase English letters, numbers 0-9, and various punctuation marks and control characters (like "carriage return").
Dec: 97 | Char: a
Dec: 32 | Char: (Space)
ASCII Conversion FAQs
Is ASCII still used today?
While UTF-8 (Unicode) is now the web standard, ASCII remains the foundation for almost all character encoding systems.
What is Extended ASCII?
Extended ASCII uses 8 bits instead of 7, allowing for 256 characters (0-255), including special symbols and accents.