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UTF-16 Decode

Decode UTF-16 bytes into text.

Input: UTF-16 Output: Text Local-first processing

UTF-16 Decode

Paste text below or choose a .txt file from your device. This runs locally in your browser.

Result will appear here.

How this page works

Use this page to encode text as UTF-16 or decode UTF-16-style input back into readable text.

The decoder detects common UTF-16 formats automatically, including Unicode escapes, byte-order marks, big-endian bytes, little-endian bytes, and binary byte strings.