Read from right to left
The rightmost bit is worth 2⁰, then 2¹, 2², 2³, and so on.
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Paste 0s & 1s, hit convert, and see place-value steps in real-time.
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Enter a binary number to see each active bit multiply by its power of two.
Tiny lesson
The rightmost bit is worth 2⁰, then 2¹, 2², 2³, and so on.
A 1 means “add this power of two.” A 0 means “skip it.”
For 1011, add 8 + 0 + 2 + 1 to get decimal 11.
Binary numbers use two digits: 0 and 1. Each position represents a power of two.