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UTF-8 Decode

Decode UTF-8 bytes into text.

Input: UTF-8 Output: Text Local-first processing

UTF-8 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-8 bytes or decode UTF-8-style input back into readable text.

The decoder tries to understand common byte formats automatically, including spaced hex bytes, continuous hex bytes, escaped bytes, binary bytes, and Unicode escape text.