0x28E

0x28E is a hexadecimal numeral. In base-16 notation, it represents the decimal value 654, since 2×256 + 8×16 + 14 equals 654. The prefix 0x is commonly used in programming languages to indicate that a following number is hexadecimal.

In Unicode, the code point corresponding to 0x28E is U+028E, which is the Latin small letter turned Y (ʎ). This character is part of the IPA Extensions block and is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to denote the palatal lateral approximant, a sound found in certain languages. The glyph and its rendering can vary by font and rendering system.

In computing practice, 0x28E may appear in source code as a numeric literal or as part of a larger expression. Its meaning depends on the context and the language in use; it is not reserved or special beyond representing the value 654 unless a programmer assigns a specific semantic meaning to it through variables, constants, or domain-specific conventions. The same digit sequence with a leading zero, such as 0x028E, represents the identical value in most environments, as leading zeros do not alter numeric value in hexadecimal notation.

Summary: 0x28E is a hex representation of 654, and in Unicode, U+028E corresponds to the symbol ʎ used in IPA. The term is primarily a numeric literal in programming, with linguistic significance only when referenced as a Unicode code point.