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Binary Encoder/Decoder

Encode text to binary or decode binary back to text

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What is Binary?

Binary is a base-2 number system that uses only two digits: 0 and 1. In computers, text is stored as binary data where each character is represented by 8 bits (1 byte).

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How does it work?

Binary encoding converts text characters to their ASCII/Unicode numeric values, then represents each number in base-2 (binary). Each character becomes an 8-bit byte. For example, 'A' has ASCII value 65, which is 0100000…

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Sample Cases

Covers Encode simple text, Encode single character, and Decode binary so you can compare common inputs and outputs quickly.

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TypeScript

typescript

// Encode text to binary
function textToBinary(text: string): string {
  return text
    .split('')
    .map(char => {
      const binary = char.charCodeAt(0).toString(2);
      return binary.padStart(8, '0');
    })
    .join(' ');
}