diff --git a/src/components/MemoDisplay.tsx b/src/components/MemoDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c86bd7077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MemoDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { formatMemo, Memo, MemoMode } from '@/types/CoinMemo.ts';
+
+interface MemoDisplayProps {
+  memo: Memo;
+}
+
+export function MemoDisplay({ memo }: MemoDisplayProps) {
+  const isHex = memo.mode === MemoMode.Hex;
+  const label = isHex ? 'Hex' : 'Text';
+  const value = formatMemo(memo);
+
+  return (
+    <div className='inline-flex items-center gap-2'>
+      <span className='rounded-md border border-border bg-muted px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground'>
+        {label}
+      </span>
+
+      <span className='font-mono text-sm text-foreground'>{value}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/confirmations/TokenConfirmation.tsx b/src/components/confirmations/TokenConfirmation.tsx
index 07373cb20..dad144191 100644
--- a/src/components/confirmations/TokenConfirmation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/confirmations/TokenConfirmation.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import { t } from '@lingui/core/macro';
 import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 import { CoinsIcon, MergeIcon, SplitIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
-import { formatNumber } from '../../i18n';
+import { formatNumber } from '@/i18n.ts';
 import { ConfirmationAlert } from './ConfirmationAlert';
 import { ConfirmationCard } from './ConfirmationCard';
+import { formatMemo, Memo } from '@/types/CoinMemo.ts';
+import { MemoDisplay } from '@/components/MemoDisplay.tsx';
 
 type TokenOperationType =
   | 'split'
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ interface TokenConfirmationProps {
   precision?: number;
   name?: string;
   amount?: string;
-  currentMemo?: string;
+  currentMemo?: Memo;
 }
 
 export function TokenConfirmation({
@@ -126,10 +128,10 @@ export function TokenConfirmation({
         <ConfirmationCard>
           <div className='flex items-center justify-between'>
             <div className='break-words whitespace-pre-wrap flex-1'>
-              {currentMemo}
+              <MemoDisplay memo={currentMemo} />
             </div>
             <CopyButton
-              value={currentMemo}
+              value={formatMemo(currentMemo)}
               className='h-4 w-4 shrink-0 ml-2'
               onCopy={() => toast.success(t`Data copied to clipboard`)}
             />
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index a49b5e33e..380b6dc55 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export interface AddressInfo {
 export function toAddress(puzzleHash: string, prefix: string): string {
   return bech32m.encode(
     prefix,
-    bech32m.toWords(fromHex(sanitizeHex(puzzleHash))),
+    bech32m.toWords(fromHex(normalizeHex(puzzleHash))),
   );
 }
 
@@ -199,8 +199,13 @@ export function isValidAssetId(assetId: string): boolean {
   return /^[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$/.test(assetId);
 }
 
-function sanitizeHex(hex: string): string {
-  return hex.replace(/0x/i, '');
+function normalizeHex(hex: string): string {
+  return hex.replace(/\s+/g, '').replace(/^0x/i, '');
+}
+
+export function withHexPrefix(hex: string): string {
+  const normalized = normalizeHex(hex);
+  return '0x' + normalized;
 }
 
 const HEX_STRINGS = '0123456789abcdef';
@@ -250,9 +255,30 @@ function fromHex(hex: string): Uint8Array {
 }
 
 export function decodeHexMessage(hexMessage: string): string {
-  return new TextDecoder().decode(fromHex(sanitizeHex(hexMessage)));
+  return new TextDecoder().decode(fromHex(normalizeHex(hexMessage)));
 }
 
 export function isHex(str: string): boolean {
   return /^(0x)?[0-9a-fA-F]+$/.test(str);
 }
+
+export function utf8ToBytes(value: string): Uint8Array {
+  return new TextEncoder().encode(value);
+}
+
+export function isValidHexBytes(hex: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = normalizeHex(hex);
+  return (
+    normalized.length % 2 === 0 && /^(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{2})*$/.test(normalized)
+  );
+}
+
+export function fromHexStrict(hex: string): Uint8Array {
+  const normalized = normalizeHex(hex);
+
+  if (!isValidHexBytes(normalized)) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid hex bytes');
+  }
+
+  return fromHex(normalized);
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/Send.tsx b/src/pages/Send.tsx
index 27c7a1657..2ad439939 100644
--- a/src/pages/Send.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Send.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ import { useDefaultClawback } from '@/hooks/useDefaultClawback';
 import { useErrors } from '@/hooks/useErrors';
 import { useScannerOrClipboard } from '@/hooks/useScannerOrClipboard';
 import { amount, positiveAmount } from '@/lib/formTypes';
-import { fromMojos, toDecimal, toHex, toMojos } from '@/lib/utils';
+import {
+  fromHexStrict,
+  fromMojos,
+  isValidHexBytes,
+  toDecimal,
+  toHex,
+  toMojos,
+  utf8ToBytes,
+} from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useWalletState } from '@/state';
 import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
 import { t } from '@lingui/core/macro';
@@ -45,10 +53,7 @@ import {
   TokenRecord,
   TransactionResponse,
 } from '../bindings';
-
-function stringToUint8Array(str: string): Uint8Array {
-  return new TextEncoder().encode(str);
-}
+import { Memo, MemoMode } from '@/types/CoinMemo.ts';
 
 export default function Send() {
   let { asset_id: assetId = null } = useParams();
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ export default function Send() {
 
   const [asset, setAsset] = useState<TokenRecord | null>(null);
   const [response, setResponse] = useState<TransactionResponse | null>(null);
-  const [currentMemo, setCurrentMemo] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [currentMemo, setCurrentMemo] = useState<Memo | undefined>(undefined);
 
   const [bulk, setBulk] = useState(false);
 
@@ -108,42 +113,61 @@ export default function Send() {
     }
   };
 
-  const formSchema = z.object({
-    address: z
-      .string()
-      .refine(
-        (address) =>
-          Promise.all(
-            addressList(address).map((address) =>
-              commands.validateAddress(address).catch(addError),
-            ),
-          ).then((values) => values.every(Boolean)),
-        bulk ? t`Invalid addresses` : t`Invalid address`,
+  const formSchema = z
+    .object({
+      address: z
+        .string()
+        .refine(
+          (address) =>
+            Promise.all(
+              addressList(address).map((address) =>
+                commands.validateAddress(address).catch(addError),
+              ),
+            ).then((values) => values.every(Boolean)),
+          bulk ? t`Invalid addresses` : t`Invalid address`,
+        ),
+      amount: positiveAmount(asset?.precision || 12).refine(
+        (amount) =>
+          asset
+            ? BigNumber(amount).lte(
+                toDecimal(asset.selectable_balance, asset.precision),
+              )
+            : true,
+        'Amount exceeds spendable balance',
       ),
-    amount: positiveAmount(asset?.precision || 12).refine(
-      (amount) =>
-        asset
-          ? BigNumber(amount).lte(
-              toDecimal(asset.selectable_balance, asset.precision),
-            )
-          : true,
-      'Amount exceeds spendable balance',
-    ),
-    fee: amount(walletState.sync.unit.precision).optional(),
-    memo: z.string().optional(),
-    clawbackEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
-    clawback: z
-      .object({
-        days: z.string(),
-        hours: z.string(),
-        minutes: z.string(),
-      })
-      .optional(),
-  });
+      fee: amount(walletState.sync.unit.precision).optional(),
+      memo: z.string().optional(),
+      memoMode: z.nativeEnum(MemoMode),
+      clawbackEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
+      clawback: z
+        .object({
+          days: z.string(),
+          hours: z.string(),
+          minutes: z.string(),
+        })
+        .optional(),
+    })
+    .superRefine((values, ctx) => {
+      if (
+        values.memoMode === MemoMode.Hex &&
+        values.memo &&
+        !isValidHexBytes(values.memo)
+      ) {
+        ctx.addIssue({
+          code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+          path: ['memo'],
+          message: t`Memo must be valid hex bytes (even length, 0-9, a-f)`,
+        });
+      }
+    });
 
   const form = useForm<z.infer<typeof formSchema>>({
     resolver: zodResolver(formSchema),
+    defaultValues: {
+      memoMode: MemoMode.Text,
+    },
   });
+  const memoMode = form.watch('memoMode') || MemoMode.Text;
 
   const { handleScanOrPaste } = useScannerOrClipboard((scanResValue) => {
     form.setValue('address', scanResValue);
@@ -151,12 +175,20 @@ export default function Send() {
 
   const onSubmit = () => {
     const values = form.getValues();
-    const memos = values.memo ? [toHex(stringToUint8Array(values.memo))] : [];
 
-    // Store the memo for the confirmation dialog
-    setCurrentMemo(values.memo);
+    let memos: string[] = [];
+
+    if (values.memo) {
+      const memoBytes =
+        values.memoMode === MemoMode.Hex
+          ? fromHexStrict(values.memo)
+          : utf8ToBytes(values.memo);
+
+      memos = [toHex(memoBytes)];
+    }
+
+    setCurrentMemo(values.memo ? {mode: values.memoMode, value: values.memo} : undefined);
 
-    // Calculate clawback seconds if enabled
     let clawback: number | null = null;
 
     if (values.clawbackEnabled && values.clawback) {
@@ -337,27 +369,79 @@ export default function Send() {
                 )}
               />
 
-              <FormField
-                control={form.control}
-                name='memo'
-                render={({ field }) => (
-                  <FormItem>
-                    <FormLabel>
-                      <Trans>Memo (optional)</Trans>
-                    </FormLabel>
-                    <FormControl>
-                      <Input
-                        autoCorrect='off'
-                        autoCapitalize='off'
-                        autoComplete='off'
-                        placeholder={t`Enter memo`}
-                        {...field}
-                      />
-                    </FormControl>
-                    <FormMessage />
-                  </FormItem>
-                )}
-              />
+              <div className='col-span-2'>
+                <div className='flex items-center justify-between mb-2'>
+                  <FormLabel>
+                    <Trans>Memo (optional)</Trans>
+                  </FormLabel>
+
+                  <div className='flex items-center gap-2 text-sm'>
+                    <span
+                      className={
+                        memoMode === 'text'
+                          ? 'font-medium'
+                          : 'text-muted-foreground'
+                      }
+                    >
+                      <Trans>Text</Trans>
+                    </span>
+
+                    <Switch
+                      checked={memoMode === MemoMode.Hex}
+                      onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
+                        form.setValue(
+                          'memoMode',
+                          checked ? MemoMode.Hex : MemoMode.Text,
+                          {
+                            shouldValidate: true,
+                          },
+                        );
+                      }}
+                    />
+
+                    <span
+                      className={
+                        memoMode === MemoMode.Hex
+                          ? 'font-medium'
+                          : 'text-muted-foreground'
+                      }
+                    >
+                      <Trans>Hex</Trans>
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <FormField
+                  control={form.control}
+                  name='memo'
+                  render={({ field }) => (
+                    <FormItem>
+                      <FormControl>
+                        <Input
+                          autoCorrect='off'
+                          autoCapitalize='off'
+                          autoComplete='off'
+                          placeholder={
+                            memoMode === MemoMode.Hex
+                              ? t`e.g. ff00ab`
+                              : t`Enter memo`
+                          }
+                          {...field}
+                        />
+                      </FormControl>
+                      <FormMessage />
+                    </FormItem>
+                  )}
+                />
+
+                <div className='text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-2'>
+                  {memoMode === MemoMode.Hex ? (
+                    <Trans>Raw bytes (hex)</Trans>
+                  ) : (
+                    <Trans>UTF-8 encoded</Trans>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
 
               {!bulk && (
                 <div className='col-span-2'>
diff --git a/src/types/CoinMemo.ts b/src/types/CoinMemo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc9ef65da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/CoinMemo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { withHexPrefix } from '@/lib/utils.ts';
+
+export enum MemoMode {
+  Text = 'text',
+  Hex = 'hex',
+}
+
+export interface Memo {
+  mode: MemoMode;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+export function formatMemo(memo: Memo): string {
+  return memo.mode === MemoMode.Hex ? withHexPrefix(memo.value) : memo.value;
+}
+