Merry Christmas in Binary
"Merry Christmas" in binary
01001101 01100101 01110010 01110010 01111001 00100000 01000011 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101101 01100001 01110011
Fifteen bytes. The two capitals, M and C, are the only bytes that start with 010.
Other ways to write it
| Form | Binary | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| As typed | 01001101 01100101 01110010 01110010 01111001 00100000 01000011 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101101 01100001 01110011 | |
| Lowercase | 01101101 01100101 01110010 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101101 01100001 01110011 | |
| UPPERCASE | 01001101 01000101 01010010 01010010 01011001 00100000 01000011 01001000 01010010 01001001 01010011 01010100 01001101 01000001 01010011 | |
| No spaces | 010011010110010101110010011100100111100100100000010000110110100001110010011010010111001101110100011011010110000101110011 | |
| 7-bit | 1001101 1100101 1110010 1110010 1111001 0100000 1000011 1101000 1110010 1101001 1110011 1110100 1101101 1100001 1110011 |
Letter by letter
| Character | Binary | Decimal | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 01001101 | 77 | 4D |
| e | 01100101 | 101 | 65 |
| r | 01110010 | 114 | 72 |
| r | 01110010 | 114 | 72 |
| y | 01111001 | 121 | 79 |
| space | 00100000 | 32 | 20 |
| C | 01000011 | 67 | 43 |
| h | 01101000 | 104 | 68 |
| r | 01110010 | 114 | 72 |
| i | 01101001 | 105 | 69 |
| s | 01110011 | 115 | 73 |
| t | 01110100 | 116 | 74 |
| m | 01101101 | 109 | 6D |
| a | 01100001 | 97 | 61 |
| s | 01110011 | 115 | 73 |
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Frequently asked questions
How do you write "Merry Christmas" in binary?
Write the ASCII code of each character as 8 bits, spaces included, and put the bytes in order: "Merry Christmas" is 01001101 01100101 01110010 01110010 01111001 00100000 01000011 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101101 01100001 01110011.
Is "Merry Christmas" in binary different in lowercase?
Yes. A lowercase letter is 32 more than its capital, so one bit flips in each letter you change. "merry christmas" in binary is 01101101 01100101 01110010 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101101 01100001 01110011.
How many bits is "Merry Christmas" in binary?
"Merry Christmas" has 15 characters, spaces included, so it takes 15 bytes: 120 bits in standard 8-bit binary, or 105 bits in 7-bit ASCII.