Hexadecimal to Binary Converter

What is Hexadecimal?

Hexadecimal is a base-16 numeral system, using digits from 0 to 9 and letters A to F. It is widely used in computing to represent large numbers more compactly compared to binary.

What is Binary?

Binary is a base-2 numeral system that uses only two digits: 0 and 1. It is the foundation of computer systems, where each bit represents a binary value.

How to Convert Hexadecimal to Binary?

To convert a hexadecimal number to binary, follow these steps:

1. Each hexadecimal digit is replaced by its binary equivalent (4 binary digits for each hex digit).

Example: Hexadecimal 1A is equivalent to binary 0001 1010.

Example

Convert 1A (hexadecimal) to binary:

1 = 0001 and A = 1010, so the binary equivalent is 00011010.