What is Base64?
Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that represents binary data in an ASCII string format. It is commonly used to encode data in emails, embed images in HTML, and transmit binary data over text-based protocols.
Common Uses
- Embedding images in CSS/HTML (data URIs)
- Encoding email attachments (MIME)
- Storing binary data in JSON/XML
- URL-safe data transmission