string hexValues = "48 65 6C 6C 6F 20 57 6F 72 6C 64 21"; string[] hexValuesSplit = hexValues.Split(' '); foreach (string hex in hexValuesSplit) { // Convert the number expressed in base-16 to an integer. int value = Convert.ToInt32(hex, 16); // Get the character corresponding to the integral value. string stringValue = Char.ConvertFromUtf32(value); char charValue = (char)value; Console.WriteLine("hexadecimal value = {0}, int value = {1}, char value = {2} or {3}", hex, value, stringValue, charValue); } /* Output: hexadecimal value = 48, int value = 72, char value = H or H hexadecimal value = 65, int value = 101, char value = e or e hexadecimal value = 6C, int value = 108, char value = l or l hexadecimal value = 6C, int value = 108, char value = l or l hexadecimal value = 6F, int value = 111, char value = o or o hexadecimal value = 20, int value = 32, char value = or hexadecimal value = 57, int value = 87, char value = W or W hexadecimal value = 6F, int value = 111, char value = o or o hexadecimal value = 72, int value = 114, char value = r or r hexadecimal value = 6C, int value = 108, char value = l or l hexadecimal value = 64, int value = 100, char value = d or d hexadecimal value = 21, int value = 33, char value = ! or ! */