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EBCDIC to ASCII Converter

Enter the EBCDIC value in the below input area and hit the Convert button to get the ASCII number. Online EBCDIC to ASCII converter is an online automatic converter that will convert 8 bit EBCDIC to ASCII.

EBCDIC to ASCII Conversion

This tool proficiently converts the given EBCDIC value to ASCII number system. You can also convert ASCII to EBCDIC using our ASCII to EBCDIC calculator. Keep on reading if you are interested in EBCDIC definition, and EBCDIC to ASCII conversion.

What is EBCDIC?

EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

It is an 8-bit binary code for numeric and alphanumeric characters. It is a coding illustration in which numbers, symbols, and letters and are presented in binary language. It was developed and used by IBM.

On the other hand, ASCII is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is used to represent the text in several types of devices such as computers and telecommunication.

How to convert EBCDIC to ASCII?

You may be switching between systems or simply need the EBCDIC file on a windows system or server. In that case, you have to convert the file into ASCII, so that other systems such as PC can read it.

Most of the file transfer systems have a built-in program to convert EBCDIC file to ASCII. You can develop your own program for the conversion if you are not satisfied with the output of a mainframe-based file transfer system.

You can use the EBCDIC converter above to convert EBCDIC to ASCII online. This tool is very effective in converting EBCDIC into ASCII and you can save a lot of time as well. Another way is to use the below chart for the conversion.

FAQs

Why do I need to convert EBCDIC to ASCII?

EBCDIC is used mainly in the IBM systems usually in mainframe computers. You may need to convert EBCDIC to ASCII if you want to use the EBCDIC file on the windows system. You may also need this conversion in case you want these files to be used on a Unix-based server.

Is mainframe EBCDIC or ASCII?

Mainframe use EBCDIC encoding in their systems. EBCDIC is developed by IBM. On the other hand, PCs use ASCII encoding to represent the text.

How many characters can EBCDIC encode?

EBCDIC can translate up to 256 characters. It used 8 bits to represent a symbol.

Who invented EBCDIC?

EBCDIC is developed by IBM. It is mostly used in mainframe and midrange computers. It is an 8-bit encoding system which means it uses 8-bits for each number.

EBCDIC to ASCII conversion table

EBCDIC

ASCII

EBCDIC Meaning

00

00

NUL

01

01

SOH

02

02

STX

03

03

ETX

04

1A

SEL

05

09

HT

06

1A

RNL

07

7F

DEL

08

1A

GE

09

1A

SPS

0A

1A

RPT

0B

0B

VT

0C

0C

FF

0D

0D

CR

0E

0E

SO

0F

0F

SI

10

10

DLE

11

11

DC1

12

12

DC2

13

13

DC3

14

1A

RES/ENP

15

1A

NL

16

08

BS

17

1A

POC

18

18

CAN

19

19

EM

1A

1A

UBS

1B

1A

CU1

1C

1C

IFS

1D

1D

IGS

1E

1E

IRS

1F

1F

ITB/IUS

20

1A

DS

21

1A

SOS

22

1A

FS

23

1A

WUS

24

1A

BYP/INP

25

0A

LF

26

17

ETB

27

1B

ESC

28

1A

SA

29

1A

SFE

2A

1A

SM/SW

2B

1A

CSP

2C

1A

MFA

2D

05

ENQ

2E

06

ACK

2F

07

BEL

30

1A

 

31

1A

 

32

16

SYN

33

1A

IR

34

1A

PP

35

1A

TRN

36

1A

NBS

37

04

EOT

38

1A

SBS

39

1A

IT

3A

1A

RFF

3B

1A

CU3

3C

14

DC4

3D

15

NAK

3E

1A

 

3F

1A

SUB

40

20

(space)

41

1A

RSP

42

1A

 

43

1A

 

44

1A

 

45

1A

 

46

1A

 

47

1A

 

48

1A

 

49

1A

 

4A

5B

¢

4B

2E

.

4C

3C

4D

28

(

4E

2B

+

4F

21

|

50

26

&

51

1A

 

52

1A

 

53

1A

 

54

1A

 

55

1A

 

56

1A

 

57

1A

 

58

1A

 

59

1A

 

5A

5D

!

5B

24

$

5C

2A

*

5D

29

)

5E

3B

;

5F

5E

60

2D

-

61

1A

/

62

1A

 

63

1A

 

64

1A

 

65

1A

 

66

1A

 

67

1A

 

68

1A

 

69

1A

 

6A

7C

 

6B

2C

6C

25

 

6D

5F

_

6E

3E

6F

3F

?

70

1A

 

71

1A

 

72

1A

 

73

1A

 

74

1A

 

75

1A

 

76

1A

 

77

1A

 

78

1A

 

79

60

 

7A

3A

:

7B

23

#

7C

40

@

7D

27

'

7E

3D

=

7F

22

"

80

1A

 

81

61

a

82

62

b

83

63

c

84

64

d

85

65

e

86

66

f

87

67

g

88

68

h

89

69

i

8A

1A

 

8B

1A

 

8C

1A

 

8D

1A

 

8E

1A

 

8F

1A

 

90

1A

 

91

6A

j

92

6B

k

93

6C

l

94

6D

m

95

6E

n

96

6F

o

97

70

p

98

71

q

99

72

r

9A

1A

 

9B

1A

 

9C

1A

 

9D

1A

 

9E

1A

 

9F

1A

 

A0

1A

 

A1

7E

A2

73

s

A3

74

t

A4

75

u

A5

76

v

A6

77

w

A7

78

x

A8

79

y

A9

7A

z

AA

1A

 

AB

1A

 

AC

1A

 

AD

1A

 

AE

1A

 

AF

1A

 

B0

1A

 

B1

1A

 

B2

1A

 

B3

1A

 

B4

1A

 

B5

1A

 

B6

1A

 

B7

1A

 

B8

1A

 

B9

1A

 

BA

1A

 

BB

1A

 

BC

1A

 

BD

1A

 

BE

1A

 

BF

1A

 

C0

7B

 

C1

41

A

C2

42

B

C3

43

C

C4

44

D

C5

45

E

C6

46

F

C7

47

G

C8

48

H

C9

49

I

CA

1A

 

CB

1A

 

CC

1A

 

CD

1A

 

CE

1A

 

CF

1A

 

D0

7D

 

D1

4A

J

D2

4B

K

D3

4C

L

D4

4D

M

D5

4E

N

D6

4F

O

D7

50

P

D8

51

Q

D9

52

R

DA

1A

 

DB

1A

 

DC

1A

 

DD

1A

 

DE

1A

 

DF

1A

 

E0

5C

\

E1

1A

 

E2

53

S

E3

54

T

E4

55

U

E5

56

V

E6

57

W

E7

58

X

E8

59

Y

E9

5A

Z

EA

1A

 

EB

1A

 

EC

1A

 

ED

1A

 

EE

1A

 

EF

1A

 

F0

30

0

F1

31

1

F2

32

2

F3

33

3

F4

34

4

F5

35

5

F6

36

6

F7

37

7

F8

38

8

F9

39

9

FA

1A

 

FB

1A

 

FC

1A

 

FD

1A

 

FE

1A

 

FF

1A

 

References: 

  1. EBCDIC. (2021) by Wikipedia.org