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Text to Hex

Convert text to hexadecimal – two hex digits per UTF-8 byte, or per code point. Hex is the standard way to display bytes in debuggers, hex editors and protocol dumps.

How to use the Text to Hex

  1. Paste your text.
  2. Choose bytes or code points, a separator and whether to zero-pad each value.
  3. Click "Convert to hex".

Frequently asked questions

Why is hex the standard way to show bytes?

Because one byte maps exactly onto two hex digits, so the notation is compact, unambiguous and aligns neatly in columns. Binary is four times longer and decimal does not align to byte boundaries.

What is the difference between byte mode and code point mode here?

Byte mode shows the actual UTF-8 encoding – the letter e-acute appears as the two bytes C3 A9. Code point mode shows the character identity, U+00E9, as the single value E9. Both are correct answers to different questions.

Can I get output with 0x prefixes for source code?

Set the separator to comma and add the prefixes in your editor, or paste the result into the Text to Binary tool family as needed. The Hex to Text converter accepts 0x prefixes on input regardless.

Related text encoding tools

  • Previous step: Binary to Text — Convert binary numbers back into readable text.
  • Next step: Hex to Text — Convert hexadecimal back to text, accepting spaces, commas, colons and 0x prefixes, and warning when the bytes decode to something other than clean UTF-8.
  • Text to Binary — Convert text into binary – eight bits per UTF-8 byte, or one number per Unicode code point.
  • UTF-8 Encoder and Decoder — Inspect exactly how text becomes UTF-8 bytes – as hex, percent-escapes, decimal or hex escapes – and convert those bytes back to text.
  • Base64 Encoder — Convert text or Unicode characters into Base64 – the binary-to-text encoding used by email attachments, data URIs and HTTP basic authentication.

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