Hex to ASCII Converter

Hex to ASCII Converter - Convert Hexadecimal to Text

This powerful hex to ASCII converter allows you to convert hexadecimal strings to text using various character encodings including ASCII, UTF-8, UTF-16, and many other international character sets. Perfect for programmers, developers, and anyone working with hexadecimal data who needs to convert it to readable text.

How do I convert hex to ASCII text?

To convert hex to ASCII:
1. Enter your hexadecimal string in the input area
2. Select the appropriate character encoding
3. Click Convert

The tool will convert each pair of hex digits to its corresponding character and display the result as text.

What character encodings are supported?

The tool supports many character encodings including:
- ASCII (default)
- UTF-8, UTF-16 (little and big endian)
- Windows-1252, Windows-1251, etc.
- ISO-8859 series (Latin1, Latin2, etc.)
- Asian encodings: Big5, Shift JIS, EUC-JP, etc.
- Cyrillic: KOI8-R, KOI8-U, CP866
- And many more international character sets

What format should the hex input be in?

The hex input can be in various formats:
- With spaces: 48 65 6C 6C 6F
- With commas: 48,65,6C,6C,6F
- Without delimiters: 48656C6C6F
- Mixed case: 48 65 6c 6c 6f

The tool automatically cleans the input and removes any non-hex characters.

Can I open files directly?

Yes! The tool supports file opening modes:
- Open File: Opens text files containing hex data
- The tool will automatically load the file content into the input area

This makes it easy to work with existing hex files without manual copy-paste.

How does UTF-8 decoding work?

UTF-8 decoding handles multi-byte characters:
- ASCII characters (0-127): 1 byte each
- Extended characters (128-2047): 2 bytes each
- Most Unicode characters (2048-65535): 3 bytes each
- Surrogate pairs (65536+): 4 bytes each

The tool automatically handles the proper UTF-8 decoding for all character types.

What happens with invalid hex characters?

The tool handles invalid input gracefully:
- Non-hex characters are automatically removed
- Odd-length hex strings show an error message
- Invalid UTF-8 sequences are displayed as [hex] format
- Non-printable characters are shown as [hex] or special symbols

Common Hex to ASCII Conversions