To Base85

Base85 (also called Ascii85) is a notation for encoding arbitrary byte data. It is usually more efficient that Base64. For example, hello world becomes BOu!rD]j7BEbo7. To Base85 lives in the Data format category of the fx menu.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Input	string	yes	—	Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal.
Alphabet	string	no	Standard	Preset or custom value. Presets include Standard, Z85 (ZeroMQ), IPv6.
Include delimeter	boolean	no	false	Disabled by default.

Input is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

Returned value

Type	Description
string	Result of the To Base85 transformation.

Limitations

• This operation treats Input as raw bytes (binary-capable). Non-text payloads may display differently after decoding.
• Invalid or mismatched encoding for the chosen options typically raises an evaluation error — fix the Input or options before re-running.

Example

Run To Base85

Base85 (also called Ascii85) is a notation for encoding arbitrary byte data. Adjust optional parameters when the defaults do not match your payload.

1. Set Input to the value to transform. Paste:

   Input

   hello world

2. Review Alphabet, Include delimeter and keep defaults unless your format requires otherwise.

3. Confirm Output value matches the expected result (for example BOu!rD]j7BEbo7).