Hex to Text Converter

Convert hexadecimal to text (ASCII/UTF-8) instantly. Free online hex to text converter with encoding support and examples.

💡 Enter hex → get text. Example: "48 65 6C 6C 6F" → "Hello".

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How to Convert Hex to Text

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What is Hex to Text Conversion?

Hex to text conversion decodes hexadecimal byte values back into readable characters using a character encoding like UTF-8 or ASCII. Each pair of hex digits represents one byte.

How to Convert Hex to Text Step-by-Step

1. Split the hex string into pairs of two digits. 2. Convert each pair to its decimal value. 3. Look up the character for that code point. 4. Combine all characters into the result. Example: 48 65 6C 6C 6F 48=72=H, 65=101=e, 6C=108=l, 6C=108=l, 6F=111=o → "Hello"

Common Use Cases

• Decoding hex dumps and network packets. • Reading hex-encoded API responses. • Forensic analysis of binary data. • Converting hex-encoded configuration values.

Frequently Asked Questions

3 common questions answered

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Q1How to convert hex to text?

Split hex into byte pairs, convert each to its decimal value, then look up the corresponding character (e.g., 0x48 = 72 = 'H'). Our converter does this instantly.

Q2What encoding does hex to text use?

By default UTF-8, but our tool supports 30+ encodings including ASCII, ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252, and CJK encodings.

Q3Can hex to text handle Unicode?

Yes. Multi-byte UTF-8 sequences are decoded properly. For example, E2 9C 93 decodes to the check mark ✓ character.