Base64

Does the base64-algorithm encode a string to a string which uses 7 bits
fully (so to say a 7-bit-binary string)?
Or uses it only 6 bits fully (I mean, if all bits can have a value of 0 or
1, and not, that some bits have a fixed value)?

Daniel

PS: Sorry for spelling or grammar mistakes!
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