More About Base64: ASCII and Other Binary-to-Text Encodings

More about Base64

Veröffentlicht 11. Oktober 2026

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Base64 compared with other binary-to-text encodings

Encoding	Alphabet size	Overhead	Typical use
Hex (Base16)	16	+100%	Hashes, debugging, colours
Base32	32	+60%	TOTP secrets, case-insensitive IDs
Base58	58	+37%	Bitcoin addresses (no 0/O/I/l confusion)
Base64	64	+33%	E-mail, data URIs, JSON, JWT
Ascii85 / Base85	85	+25%	PDF, PostScript, Git binary patches
Uuencode	64	+35% (+ line overhead)	Legacy Usenet / e-mail

Base64 wins in practice because its alphabet survives almost every system, the 3-to-4 ratio is easy to implement, and every language ships it.

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