UTF32 Encode Decode

UTF-32 Converter

UTF-32 converter helps you convert between Unicode character numbers, characters, UTF-8 code units in hex, percent escapes,and numeric character references.

How to convert to UTF32

1. Enter your text in the editor at the top.
2. You will automatically get UTF32 bytes at the bottom.
3. You can also import text files for conversion

UTF-32

UTF-32 is a Unicode encoding in which each character is made up of four bytes.
Unicode was created as a 16-bit encoding to represent all current scripts. Over time, it became apparent, particularly after the addition of over 14,500 composite characters for compatibility with existing sets, that 16 bits were insufficient for many users. UTF-32 was born as a result of this.
Characters can be encoded as four bytes in UTF-32 at any code point between 00000000 and 0010FFFF. The string ABC, for example, is encoded as x"000000410000004200000043" in UTF32.

What are Unicode encodings UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32?

We now know that Unicode is an international standard that encodes every known character to a unique number. But, how do we move these unique numbers around the internet? Transmission is achieved using bytes of information.

UTF-8: Every code point is encoded using one, two, three, or four bytes in UTF-8. It is ASCII backward compatible. All English characters use only one byte, which is exceptionally efficient. If we're sending non-English characters, we'll merely need more bytes.  It is the most used type of encoding, and Python 3 uses it by default. The default encoding in Python 2 is ASCII (unfortunately).
UTF-16 UTF-16 has a variable length of 2 or 4 bytes. Because most Asian text can be encoded in two bytes each, this encoding is ideal for it. It isn't very good for English since every English character requires two bytes..
UTF-32 is fixed 4 bytes. All characters are encoded in 4 bytes, so it needs a lot of memory. It is not used very often. 

Why is UTF32 Encode relevant today?

UTF-32 is a character encoding standard representing each character in the Unicode standard using a fixed 32-bit encoding. While it was once popular, it is less commonly used today than other Unicode encoding formats, such as UTF-8 and UTF-16.

However, UTF-32 encoding is still relevant in some contexts, such as programming languages and operating systems requiring fixed-width encoding. It is also used in niche applications requiring a fixed-width encoding to ensure compatibility with other systems.

Another use case for UTF-32 is in applications that require efficient random access to characters within a string. Because UTF-32 assigns each character a fixed 32-bit code point, it is easy to calculate the location of a specific character within a string, which can be helpful in some performance-critical applications.

While UTF-32 is not as widely used as other Unicode encoding formats, it still has its place in specific applications that require fixed-width encoding or efficient random access to characters within a string.