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Base64 encoder & decoder
Encode Unicode text to Base64, or decode it back.
A clear answer. Here’s how.
Encodes UTF-8 text. Standard Base64 uses + and /; URL-safe Base64 uses - and _ without padding. Decoding rejects invalid Base64 and invalid UTF-8. Base64 is encoding, not encryption.
See a worked example
Worked example
A fixed demonstration, separate from the values you enter above.
- Text or Base64
- Hello, world!
- Direction
- Text → Base64
- Alphabet
- Standard Base64
Example result
SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ==