# bytes.to_text

## Function

Convert Bytes to string strictly as UTF-8.

## Syntax

```bt
bytes(value).to_text()
```

## Parameters

No parameters.

## Return value

| Type | Description |
|------|------|
| String/Null | Legal UTF-8 returns String; illegal UTF-8 returns `null`. |

## Code Example

```bt
data = bytes([66, 84])
text = data.to_text()

// Output: BT
print text
```

## Notes

- `to_text()` will not use lossy conversion; device protocols or network messages should be observed first using `to_hex()`, `to_array()` or protocol parsing functions.