Base32 Encode / Decode
Encode or decode Base32 (RFC 4648) locally.
Base32
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How it works
How it works
Base32 uses a 32‑character alphabet (A–Z, 2–7) and groups data into 5‑bit chunks. Every 5 bytes (40 bits) are encoded as 8 characters.
- Padding with
=yields output length divisible by 8. - RFC 4648 defines variants (Crockford, no padding, lowercase); this tool implements the standard alphabet with padding.
- Text is converted to UTF‑8 bytes before encoding; decoding reverses to text.
Privacy & Security
All conversion is local.
Accuracy, Limits & Tips
No streaming; large texts load into memory.
Examples
hello→NBSWY3DP
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