Text to Hex
Text to Hex displays UTF-8 text bytes as hexadecimal pairs and can decode valid pairs.
Example: text to hex
A
41
How to use this tool
- Choose text-to-hex or hex-to-text.
- Paste text or space-separated hex byte pairs.
- Check whether decoding reproduces your original text.
What a pair means
The encoder first obtains UTF-8 bytes and then writes each byte as two hexadecimal digits. The ASCII letter “A” is “41”; a non-ASCII character can need several pairs. This is a byte view, not a Unicode-code-point listing or a color-code generator.
Decoding a byte list
The reverse direction expects space-separated two-digit hexadecimal byte values and decodes the resulting bytes as UTF-8. Incorrect groups or invalid UTF-8 produce an error. The tool does not infer a different character encoding from the input.
Use the right view
Hex is concise for examining byte sequences and comparing a short encoded value. Text to Binary shows the same bytes with eight bits per group. Unicode Inspector lists U+ code points, which may be easier for comparing apparently identical characters or combining marks.
Questions people ask
Is one hex pair one character?
No; one pair is one byte, and a character may use several bytes.
Can it decode non-UTF-8 data?
No; decoded bytes must form valid UTF-8 text.
Is hex a secure cipher?
No; it is a readable byte notation.