Unstructured Text
Text to ASCII Codes
Show the numeric code of each character in your text, in decimal or hexadecimal.
When to use it
Typical uses: Looking up character codes for programming; Finding hidden or unusual characters in text; Teaching how text encoding works.
In a pipeline
Text InputText to ASCII CodesText Output
Settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default or hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text column | select | — | Text |
| Number format | select | — | dec |
| Generate New Column | checkbox | — | false |
| New Column Name | text | — | Default: <column> Result |
| Insert After | select | — | After the column |
| When a value cannot be converted | select | — | stop |
Example
Text to ASCII Codes: an example
| Text |
|---|
| Hi! é |
| Text |
|---|
| 72 105 33 32 233 |
Worth knowing
- What is the difference between ASCII and Unicode? ASCII defines 128 characters (codes 0–127). Unicode includes those same codes and adds over 149,000 more characters from all languages.
- Can I convert the numbers back? Yes. Use ASCII to Text.
- Why is an emoji a single large number? Emoji are Unicode characters with code points above 65,535.
- Works on any text column, not only Text Input's: pick it under Text column. Tick Generate New Column to keep the original next to the result.