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Base64 encoding uses 64 printable ASCII characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, +, /) to encode any byte sequence into an ASCII string, with the "=" symbol used as a suffix.
Numeric Value | Character | Numeric Value | Character | Numeric Value | Character | Numeric Value | Character |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | A | 16 | Q | 32 | g | 48 | w |
1 | B | 17 | R | 33 | h | 49 | x |
2 | C | 18 | S | 34 | i | 50 | y |
3 | D | 19 | T | 35 | j | 51 | z |
4 | E | 20 | U | 36 | k | 52 | 0 |
5 | F | 21 | V | 37 | l | 53 | 1 |
6 | G | 22 | W | 38 | m | 54 | 2 |
7 | H | 23 | X | 39 | n | 55 | 3 |
8 | I | 24 | Y | 40 | o | 56 | 4 |
9 | J | 25 | Z | 41 | p | 57 | 5 |
10 | K | 26 | a | 42 | q | 58 | 6 |
11 | L | 27 | b | 43 | r | 59 | 7 |
12 | M | 28 | c | 44 | s | 60 | 8 |
13 | N | 29 | d | 45 | t | 61 | 9 |
14 | O | 30 | e | 46 | u | 62 | + |
15 | P | 31 | f | 47 | v | 63 | / |
Base64 divides the input string into bytes, obtains the binary value corresponding to each byte (padding with zeros if less than 8 bits), concatenates these binary values, then splits them into groups of 6 bits (because 2^6=64), and pads the last group with zeros if it's less than 6 bits. Convert each group of binary values to decimal, then find the corresponding symbol in the table above and concatenate them to get the Base64 encoding result.
Base64 is used for encoding the underlying binary data of arbitrary data, especially in cases where only ASCII characters can be transmitted. However, it is most commonly used for processing and transmitting text data, such as in MIME-formatted emails. Base64 can be used to encode email content, ensuring smooth transmission between computers in different languages without garbled characters. It's important to note that this ensures transmission rather than display. For example, UTF-8 encoding can display Chinese characters correctly on computers in Western Europe (with the corresponding font installed), but it may not ensure smooth transmission of Chinese characters. In such cases, converting to Base64 eliminates this concern.
If no specific instructions are given, Base64 encoding is generally understood to encode non-ASCII characters according to the UTF-8 character set.
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