Text Encoder Decoder

Text encoding defines how characters are represented as bytes in computer systems. Different encodings use different byte sequences to represent the same text. Understanding encodings is essential for working with international text, APIs, databases, and file formats.

This tool supports three major encodings:

• UTF-8 — The dominant encoding on the web. Uses 1-4 bytes per character, backward-compatible with ASCII. Recommended for almost all modern applications.
• UTF-16 — Uses 2 or 4 bytes per character. Used internally by JavaScript, Java, and Windows APIs. Our tool uses little-endian byte order.
• Latin1 (ISO-8859-1) — A single-byte encoding covering Western European languages. Can only represent 256 characters.

1. Choose mode — Toggle between Encode Text and Decode Text mode at the top.
2. Select encoding — Choose the target encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16, or Latin1) and output format (Hex, Percent, Decimal, or Binary).
3. Enter your text — Type or paste the text or encoded bytes into the input area.
4. Convert — Click Encode or Decode to process. Use Swap to exchange input and output. Click Load Example for sample data.
5. Copy or download — Use the copy button on the output area or click Download .txt to save the result.