0x14EF

0x14EF is a hexadecimal numeric literal. In base-16 notation, it represents the value 5359 in decimal and 0001 0100 1110 1111 in binary. The prefix 0x is a common convention in many programming languages to indicate that the following digits are hexadecimal.

In practical terms, 0x14EF can denote a variety of things depending on context. It might be used as a constant in code, an offset or address within a 16-bit address space, a bit mask, or a register value in low-level software or firmware. Because it fits within 16 bits, it is particularly common in discussions of older or embedded systems with 16-bit addressing. When stored in memory using little-endian byte order, the two bytes could appear as EF followed by 14.

In programming, you might encounter 0x14EF in examples such as unsigned int x = 0x14EF;, or in debugging outputs that display numeric values in hexadecimal. In contrast to larger hex literals, four hex digits like 0x14EF are too short to represent standard color values in common web or graphic formats, which typically use six digits (for RGB) or eight digits (for ARGB/RGBA), but hexadecimal values of this size can still appear as components or parts of larger codes.

Overall, 0x14EF is primarily notable as a concrete hexadecimal value. Its exact meaning is determined by the system, language, or data structure in which it is used.