8 bits
1 BData · definition
Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1,000. KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1,024. The content of a file depends on encoding and compression.
Data & storage
Just how much data is 8 bits?
Characters
8 bit
1 Bbytes
1 × 10⁻⁹ GBgigabytes
9.3132 × 10⁻¹⁰ GiBgibibytes
1 × 10⁻¹² TBterabytes
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8 bits1 BData · definition
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ASCII character1 BData · example
Bar length represents bytes. The physical sizes of devices are schematic; encoding and compression affect file sizes.
A little perspective
8 bits and ASCII character have approximately the same data.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
8 bits
Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1,000. KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1,024. The content of a file depends on encoding and compression.
ASCII character
One ASCII character stored as one byte. UTF-8 characters can occupy more than one byte.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares data with data. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
ASCII character
1 BData · example
One ASCII character stored as one byte. UTF-8 characters can occupy more than one byte.
- Comparing
- Data ↔ Data
- Relative size
- The two selected measurements are approximately equal.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- ASCII character is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
Change your perspective
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Choose a suggestion to redraw the comparison, or open its page to learn what it is.
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