0x18B7

0x18B7 is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly used in computer science and software development. The prefix 0x signals that the digits that follow are in base 16. The value 0x18B7 corresponds to the decimal number 6327. In programming, such literals are used to represent constants, bit masks, memory addresses, or other data where hexadecimal notation is convenient because each hex digit represents four bits.

As a 16-bit value, 0x18B7 can encode various bit patterns depending on interpretation. For example, as two bytes it would be 0x18 and 0xB7 in big-endian ordering, or 0xB7 and 0x18 in little-endian systems. When included as part of larger hex strings, 0x18B7 often forms part of addresses, color components, or identifiers in low-level data formats, but on its own it has no universal semantic meaning without context.

The use of the 0x prefix originated in programming languages with C heritage, and has since become a conventional notation across many languages and tools for hexadecimal values. In discussions of hexadecimal numbers, 0x18B7 may be cited as a representative example of short, four-digit hex values.

See also: hexadecimal, decimal, binary notation, memory endianness, number representation.