decode

text decode base64 |> [byte]
text decode base64Url |> [byte]
text decode hex |> [byte]
text decode utf8 |> [byte]
text decode text |> [byte]

Decodes text to binary data using keywords like base64, base64Url, hex, or utf8/text.

The encoding type is specified using a keyword after decode.

Decoding Types

Keyword	Input	Output	Description
base64	text	[byte]	Standard Base64 decoding
base64Url	text	[byte]	URL-safe Base64 decoding
hex	text	[byte]	Hexadecimal decoding
utf8	text	[byte]	Serialize text as UTF-8 bytes
text	text	[byte]	Alias for utf8

Examples

Decode Base64 to bytes

import { decode } from 'text'

from 'SGVsbG8=' decode base64

// Returns: [72, 101, 108, 108, 111]

Decode hex to bytes

import { decode } from 'text'

from '48656c6c6f' decode hex

// Returns: [72, 101, 108, 108, 111]

Decode text to UTF-8 bytes

import { decode } from 'text'

from 'Hello' decode utf8

// Returns: [72, 101, 108, 108, 111]

Decode text using the text alias

import { decode } from 'text'

from 'Hello' decode text

// Returns: [72, 101, 108, 108, 111]

See Also

• encode for encoding bytes to text