Difference between Bit, Nibble, and Byte

A bit is either 0 or 1, a group of 4 bits is a Nibble, and 8 bits make a Byte.

Comparison between Bit, Nibble, and Byte

Bit

The Bit (short for Binary Digit) is the smallest unit of digital data. A single Bit can have a maximum of two values, 0 or 1.

The below chart compares some popular Numeral Systems and Possible values for a single digit. Use the bit conversion table to view the value of 1 bit to 10 bits in all other units.

Numeral SystemDigits
Binary0, 1
Octal0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Decimal0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Hexadecimal0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F

You can use below Tools to convert from bit to Nibble and Bytes.

Nibble

A Nibble is a group of 4 bits. If we arrange the bits in a Nibble into unique combinations, it can hold decimal values from 0 to 15. That means it can represent 16 values. Conversion table for Nibble will show the value of 1 Byte to 10 Bytes in all other units.

Nibble (4 Bits)in Decimalin Hex
00000 0
00011 1
00102 2
00113 3
01004 4
01015 5
01106 6
01117 7
10008 8
10019 9
101010A
101111B
110012C
110113D
111014E
111115F

You can use below Tools to convert from Nibble to bit and Bytes.

Byte

A byte contains 8 bits. We can arrange the Bits in a Byte into 256 unique combinations to represent decimal values from 0 to 255. Use Byte Conversion Table for a detailed view of conversion of 1 Byte to 10 Bytes in all other units.

Byte (8 Bits) in Decimalin Hex
000000000 0
000000011 1
000000102 2
000000113 3
000001004 4
000001015 5
000001106 6
000001117 7
000010008 8
000010019 9
0000101010A
0000101111B
0000110012C
0000110113D
0000111014E
0000111115F
..........
11110000240F0
11110001241F1
11110010242F2
11110011243F3
11110100244F4
11110101245F5
11110110246F6
11110111247F7
11111000248F8
11111001249F9
11111010250FA
11111011251FB
11111100252FC
11111101253FD
11111110254FE
11111111255FF

You can use below Tools to convert from Byte to Nibble and Bytes.