Octal Converter
Convert between text and octal (auto-detects format)
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Octal Number System
Octal is a base-8 number system using digits 0-7. It's commonly used in computing for representing file permissions and memory addresses.
Our converter automatically detects whether you're entering text or octal numbers and converts accordingly.
Applications
File Permissions
Unix/Linux file permissions are often represented in octal format (e.g., 755, 644).
Programming
Some programming languages use octal literals for numeric constants.
Data Analysis
Analyze data represented in octal format from legacy systems.