ASCII to Text
Convert ASCII codes back to readable text. Paste decimal values with a delimiter, decode them, and copy the final text output easily.
ASCII to Text
Insert ASCII codes separated by space [32]. If the code is invalid it will be replaced by ❓.
Try this sample: 87 101 108 99 111 109 101 32 116 111 32 69 111 110 116 111 111 108 115
What the ASCII to Text tool does
This turns ASCII codes back into readable text. Paste in the code numbers, press Convert, and copy or download the text. For example, the codes 72 and 105 come back as "Hi", because 72 is the character H and 105 is i. It is the reverse of the Text to ASCII tool, which is also where the fuller explanation of what ASCII codes are lives.
It runs in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded.
How to use it
- Paste your ASCII codes. Enter the numbers, one for each character you want back.
- Press Convert. The decoded text appears, ready to Copy or Download.
How it reads your codes
The tool takes your list of numbers and looks each one up in the ASCII table, turning it into the matching character and joining them into text. Each number needs to fall within the ASCII range, 0 to 127, because that is all the table holds. If you feed it a number above 127, there is no ASCII character for it, so the tool will let you know rather than guess. As long as your codes are genuine ASCII values, they come straight back as the text they stand for.
Going the other way
If you have text and want its ASCII codes instead, that is the opposite direction, handled by the Text to ASCII tool. This one turns numbers into characters; that one turns characters into numbers.
Questions people ask
How do I turn ASCII codes into text?
Paste the code numbers here and press Convert. Each number is matched to its ASCII character, and the characters are joined into the original text.
Why did it reject one of my numbers?
Because it was outside the ASCII range of 0 to 127, which is all the table covers. A number above 127 has no ASCII character to map to.
How do I get codes from text in the first place?
Use the Text to ASCII tool, which reverses this one, taking your text and giving the code for each character.
References
- Cerf, V. (1969). RFC 20: ASCII format for Network Interchange. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc20
Bhabin Khadka is a software engineer and graduate student at the University of New England with experience in backend development and scalable systems. He has a particular interest in file systems and the kinds of technical utilities that depend on dependable handling of structured data. At Eon Tools, he reviews file and document tools, as well as encode and decode tools.