Plus Code Converter

How to use

1. 1Pick Encode coordinates to turn a latitude and longitude into a Plus Code, or Decode Plus Code to turn a code back into coordinates.
2. 2In Encode mode, type or paste decimal latitude in [-90, 90] and longitude in [-180, 180), or click a landmark preset to fill both at once.
3. 3Pick a code length: 10 matches the default Google Maps share length, 11 and 12 add grid digits for room-level and sub-meter precision, 8 is good for neighborhood-level codes.
4. 4In Decode mode, paste any full Plus Code (for example 8FVC2222+22). Whitespace and case are ignored, so you can paste directly from a chat message.
5. 5If you paste a short code (separator before position 8) the tool prompts for a reference latitude and longitude. Provide a known nearby point and the full code is recovered automatically.
6. 6Read the result panel for the center coordinates, the bounding box, the cell width and height in meters, and click Open in Google Maps to verify the location.

About this tool

Plus Code Converter is a two-way tool for Google's Open Location Code, the open spec behind the Plus Codes shown next to every pin in Google Maps. Encode mode takes a decimal latitude and longitude plus a code length (8, 10, 11, or 12 characters) and returns the canonical Plus Code, the bounding box of the code's cell on the ground, the resolved center point in degrees, and the approximate cell dimensions in meters at that latitude. Decode mode accepts any full Plus Code such as 8FVC2222+22 and returns the center, the bounding box, the code length, and the same ground extent. Short Plus Codes (the WF8Q+WF style codes Google Maps shows when you are already near a location) are recognized automatically: the tool prompts for a reference latitude and longitude and uses Google's recover-nearest algorithm to expand the short code into the matching full code, the same way the official Maps app does. The encoder follows the published spec exactly: latitude is clipped to [-90, 90], longitude is wrapped into [-180, 180), and pair resolutions of 20, 1, 1/20, 1/400, and 1/8000 degrees are applied for the first ten characters. Beyond ten characters the cell is subdivided into a 4 by 5 grid for each additional digit, which is how Plus Codes reach building-level precision at length 10, room-level precision at length 11, and sub-meter precision at length 12. Famous landmark presets (Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower, Sydney Opera House, Christ the Redeemer, Pyramid of Giza) seed the form with verified decimal coordinates, the result panel includes a one-click Open in Google Maps link, and copy buttons cover the Plus Code itself, the center latitude, the center longitude, and the combined lat, lng pair so it drops into a spreadsheet column. A length reference table explains what each code length is useful for, from continent-scale codes through building, vehicle, and pinpoint precision. Everything runs in your browser. The coordinates, reference points, and codes you convert never leave your device.

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