0x1042

0x1042 is a hexadecimal numeral. The 0x prefix is conventional in many programming languages to indicate hex. The value is 4162 in decimal.

Binary representation: 0001 0000 0100 0010. In 16-bit form, the high byte is 0x10 and the low byte is 0x42. In little-endian memory, the two bytes are stored as 0x42 followed by 0x10.

Common uses: as a numeric constant in source code (C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript) for bitwise operations, flags, or as an address or offset value in low-level programming. It can appear in data formats or protocols as a field value or identifier. The meaning of 0x1042 is context-dependent and can vary between systems and applications.

Unicode note: The code point U+1042 is part of the Myanmar block in Unicode, and may be rendered as a Myanmar character depending on font support. While not inherent to all uses of the hex literal, it is a relevant point when hex values are interpreted as Unicode code points.

See also: hexadecimal prefix, bitwise operations, memory endianness.