Binary code is a system that uses only two digits - 0 and 1 - to represent information. In text to binary conversion, each character is converted to its corresponding ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) value, which is then represented in binary format. For example, the letter 'A' has an ASCII value of 65, which in binary is 01000001.

Binary codes are shown in 8-digit groups because standard ASCII characters are represented using 8 bits (1 byte). Each 8-bit binary sequence corresponds to one character. This padding with leading zeros ensures consistent formatting and makes it easier to read and process the binary data. For example, 'A' becomes "01000001" instead of just "1000001".

Yes, this tool can convert all standard ASCII characters to binary, including special characters, symbols, punctuation marks, and even spaces. Each character has a unique ASCII value that gets converted to its binary equivalent. For example, a space character (ASCII 32) converts to "00100000", and an exclamation mark (ASCII 33) converts to "00100001".

Binary is the fundamental language of computers using only 0s and 1s. ASCII is a character encoding standard that uses 7 or 8 bits to represent 128 or 256 characters (primarily English). Unicode is a more comprehensive standard that can represent over 140,000 characters from various writing systems worldwide. This tool uses ASCII encoding for binary conversion, which covers most common English characters and symbols.

To convert binary back to text, simply paste your binary code (with spaces separating each 8-bit character) into the input field and click the "Binary to Text" button. The tool will automatically parse each 8-bit binary sequence, convert it to its decimal ASCII value, and then to the corresponding character. Make sure your binary input contains only 0s and 1s with proper spacing for accurate conversion.