You can use this handy online binary code translation tool to quickly convert your English text into a binary code. Simply enter the regular text as you would in the left column panel and then you ...

However, if you are using some type of scripting language, binary file support might be a bit more difficult. One answer is to use a tool like xxd or t2b (text-to-binary) to handle the details.

When any key on a keyboard is pressed, it needs to be converted into a binary number so that it can be processed by the computer and the typed character can appear on the screen.