What is ASCII?
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard that represents text in computers and communication equipment. Each character is assigned a unique numerical value between 0 and 127. For example, the letter 'A' has an ASCII value of 65, 'B' is 66, and so on. Our ASCII converter tool allows you to seamlessly convert between regular text and ASCII codes, making it perfect for programming, data encoding, educational purposes, and technical documentation.
Understanding ASCII Encoding
ASCII encoding uses 7 bits to represent characters, allowing for 128 different characters including uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and control characters. The standard ASCII table includes printable characters (32-126) and non-printable control characters (0-31 and 127). Extended ASCII uses 8 bits, providing 256 characters to include additional symbols and international characters.
Common Use Cases
- Programming: Understanding character codes for string manipulation and data processing
- Data Encoding: Converting text to numerical format for storage or transmission
- Education: Learning computer science fundamentals and character encoding
- Debugging: Analyzing character data and identifying encoding issues
- Security: Encoding data for basic obfuscation purposes
ASCII Table Reference
The ASCII table is divided into several sections: Control characters (0-31) manage data flow, Printable characters (32-126) include letters and symbols, and Extended ASCII (128-255) adds international characters. Common examples include Space (32), Numbers 0-9 (48-57), Uppercase A-Z (65-90), Lowercase a-z (97-122), and special characters like ! (33), ? (63), and @ (64).
How Our ASCII Converter Works
- Text to ASCII: Converts each character to its decimal ASCII value
- ASCII to Text: Converts ASCII codes back to readable characters
- Instant processing with real-time results
- Supports all standard ASCII characters
- Copy functionality for easy use