Decoding the world of encoding schemes: ASCII, URL, HTML, and more explained

There are many encoding schemes and each serves a specific purpose to ensure data integrity, readability, and compatibility across different systems, devices, and platforms. Here are some of the encoding schemes that are commonly used in many systems

ASCII

1. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
2. ASCII is a standard data-encoding format for electronic communication between computers.
3. ASCII contains 128 characters
4. It assigns standard numeric values to letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and other characters used in computers.
5. For example The ASCII code for 'A' is 65, and for 'a' is 97.
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HEX

1. HEX also known as hexadecimal or base16 encoding.
2. HEX is a method of representing binary data in a human-readable format.
3. Each hexadecimal digit represents four bits of binary data, making it a more compact representation than binary.
4. For example "1" this number is encoded into "31" and "31" is decoded into "1".
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HTML

1. HTML encoding and decoding refer to the process of converting special characters and symbols into their corresponding HTML entities and vice versa.
2. This is necessary to ensure that these characters are properly displayed and interpreted by web browsers.
3. For example "<" this symbol is encoded into "<" and "<" is decoded into "<".
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IDN

1. IDN also known as Internationalized Domain Name.
2. Domain names that include characters beyond the traditional ASCII character set were enabled.
3. In other words this tool is used to encode a string so that it can be safely included in a URL, including IDNs.
4. For example "/" this symbol is encoded into "%2F" and "%2F" is decoded into "/".
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UNICODE

1. UNICODE also known as universal character encoding standard.
2. It uses the standard that computers use to store and exchange textual data.
3. It includes about 100,000 characters to represent characters from different languages.
4. Unicode uses 4 bytes to represent characters, while ASCII uses only 1 byte.
5. For example "a" this number is encoded into "97" and "97" is decoded into "a".
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URL

1. URL encoding is the process of converting special characters and non-ASCII characters into a format that can be safely used within a URL.
2. This encoding is necessary because URLs are designed to only accept a limited set of characters.
3. URL encoding ensures that any special or reserved characters, such as spaces or symbols, are properly represented in a URL.
4. For example "/" this symbol is encoded into "%2F" and "%2F" is decoded into "/".
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Base32

1. Base32 encoding and decoding is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that converts binary data into a text format consisting of 32 ASCII characters.
2. It uses characters A - Z (excluding I, L, O) and digits 2-7.
3. It is commonly used to represent binary data in a format that can be transmitted or stored as plain text.
4. Base64 encoding is widely used in various applications, such as email attachments, data transmission over HTTP, storing binary data in databases, and representing binary data in BASE32s.
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6. For example "1" this number is encoded into "GE======" and "GE======" is decoded into "1".
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Base58

1. Base58 is an encoding technique that converts binary data into alphanumeric text for big integers.
2. To reduce visual ambiguity and enhance human readability, this character set omits characters that are simple to misread, such as 0 (zero), O (uppercase letter O), I (uppercase letter I), and l (lowercase letter L).
3. In Bitcoin addresses and other cryptocurrency-related settings, Base58 is frequently utilized.
4. For example "1" this number is encoded into "r" and "r" is decoded into "1".
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Base64

1. Base64 encoding and decoding is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that converts binary data into a text format consisting of 64 ASCII characters.
2. It is commonly used to represent binary data in a format that can be transmitted or stored as plain text.
3. Base64 encoding is widely used in various applications, such as email attachments, data transmission over HTTP, storing binary data in databases, and representing binary data in BASE64.
4. It allows binary data to be represented in a safe and ASCII-compatible format.
5. For example "1" this number is encoded into "MQ==" and "MQ==" is decoded into "1".
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