Unstructured Text
Text to Binary
See how your text is stored by a computer, as a series of eight-bit bytes.
When to use it
Typical uses: Learning how computers represent text; Creating puzzles and secret messages; Teaching computer science basics.
In a pipeline
Text InputText to BinaryText Output
Settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default or hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text column | select | — | Text |
| 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 Binary: an example
| Text |
|---|
| Hi é |
| Text |
|---|
| 01001000 01101001 00100000 11000011 10101001 |
Worth knowing
- Why does “é” produce two bytes? In UTF-8, characters outside basic ASCII are stored using two to four bytes.
- How do I convert binary back to text? Use the Binary to Text Converter.
- Is this ASCII or UTF-8? UTF-8. For basic English characters the result is identical to ASCII.
- 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.