0x0B03

0x0B03 is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly used in programming and digital systems. The value of this hex constant is 2819 in decimal, and the 0x prefix signifies that the digits that follow are interpreted as base-16 rather than base-10. Hex literals like 0x0B03 appear in source code, configuration files, and data protocols to represent specific numeric values or bit patterns.

In Unicode, the sequence 0x0B03 can be read as the code point U+0B03, which belongs to the Telugu block. This code point is known as the Telugu Sign Visarga and is used in Telugu text to denote a diacritic or punctuation mark. Its appearance and exact function can vary with font and rendering, but it is part of the broader set of characters used to write the Telugu language.

From a data-encoding perspective, a 16-bit value of 0x0B03 can be stored in memory in different byte orders. In big-endian systems, the bytes would be 0x0B followed by 0x03, whereas in little-endian systems the order is reversed (0x03 then 0x0B). The chosen endianness affects interpretation when transferring data between systems or when parsing binary formats.

In practice, 0x0B03 may appear as a magic number, a hardware register value, an error code, or an identifier within a particular software project or hardware device. Its meaning is context-dependent and is not universally standardized across different domains.

See also: hexadecimal notation, Unicode code points, Telugu script, endianness.