0x2241

0x2241 is a hexadecimal numeral commonly encountered in computing and programming. The prefix 0x indicates hexadecimal notation; the value equals 8,737 in decimal.

In binary, 0x2241 is 0010 0010 0100 0001 when represented in 16 bits. If stored as two bytes, the sequence is 0x22 followed by 0x41 in big-endian order, or 0x41 followed by 0x22 in little-endian systems. In ASCII interpretation, 0x22 is the quotation mark character and 0x41 is the letter 'A', though the meaning depends on context and encoding.

Usage in programming languages that support C-style literals is straightforward: 0x2241 represents the integer 8,737. For example, in C or C++, int a = 0x2241; In Python, int('2241', 16) evaluates to 8737. Depending on the surrounding code, 0x2241 can serve as a numeric constant, a bitmask, or an address value in low-level or systems programming, with interpretation varying by type and architecture.

Unicode note: If interpreted as a Unicode code point, 0x2241 corresponds to the code point U+2241, which lies in the Mathematical Operators block. The glyph and exact meaning depend on the font and rendering system. This is a separate concept from the hexadecimal literal, though the digits align in hexadecimal notation.

See also: hexadecimal notation, 0x prefix, Unicode, ASCII, endianness, memory addressing.