What is Hexadecimal?
Hexadecimal (hex) is a base-16 number system. It uses 16 symbols 0-9 and A-F (A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14, F=15).
What is ASCII?
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. It represents text in computers and other devices.
How to Convert Hex to ASCII Text
- Split the hex string into pairs
- Convert each pair to its decimal value
- Look up the ASCII character for each decimal value
This Is How To Convert "48 65 6C 6C 6F" to ASCII
Hex Pair | Decimal | ASCII Character |
---|---|---|
48 | 72 | H |
65 | 101 | e |
6C | 108 | l |
6C | 108 | l |
6F | 111 | o |
Result: "48 65 6C 6C 6F" in hex = "Hello" in ASCII text
Another Example: "57 6F 72 6C 64" to ASCII
- 57 = 87 (W)
- 6F = 111 (o)
- 72 = 114 (r)
- 6C = 108 (l)
- 64 = 100 (d)
Result: "57 6F 72 6C 64" in hex = "World" in ASCII text
Common ASCII Hex Values
Hex | Decimal | Character | Description |
---|---|---|---|
20 | 32 | (space) | Space |
21 | 33 | ! | Exclamation mark |
2E | 46 | . | Period |
30-39 | 48-57 | 0-9 | Numbers |
41-5A | 65-90 | A-Z | Uppercase letters |
61-7A | 97-122 | a-z | Lowercase letters |