# tf.strings.bytes_split

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Split string elements of `input` into bytes.

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**Compat aliases for migration**

See
[Migration guide](https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/migrate) for
more details.

[`tf.compat.v1.strings.bytes_split`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/strings/bytes_split)

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    tf.strings.bytes_split(
        input, name=None
    )

#### Examples:

    tf.strings.bytes_split('hello').numpy()
    array([b'h', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o'], dtype=object)
    tf.strings.bytes_split(['hello', '123'])
    <tf.RaggedTensor [[b'h', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o'], [b'1', b'2', b'3']]>

Note that this op splits strings into bytes, not unicode characters. To
split strings into unicode characters, use [`tf.strings.unicode_split`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/strings/unicode_split).

See also: [`tf.io.decode_raw`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/io/decode_raw), [`tf.strings.split`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/strings/split), [`tf.strings.unicode_split`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/strings/unicode_split).

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| ## Args ||
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| `input` | A string `Tensor` or `RaggedTensor`: the strings to split. Must have a statically known rank (`N`). |
| `name` | A name for the operation (optional). |

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| ## Returns ||
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| A `RaggedTensor` of rank `N+1`: the bytes that make up the source strings. ||

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