What is "a" in Base64?

Q: What is "a" in Base64?

"a" encoded in Base64 is "YQ==".

"a" in Base64

Base64 Encoded

YQ==

"a" encoded in Base64 is: YQ==

How it works

Base64 encoding converts binary data to ASCII text using 64 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, +, /). Each 3 bytes of input becomes 4 Base64 characters. Padding with "=" is added when needed.

"a"input

→

YQ==Base64 output

·padding: =

Common use cases

Encoding data in URLs and email
Storing binary data in JSON or XML
HTTP Basic Authentication headers
Embedding images in HTML/CSS
JWT token payloads

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