0x34A

0x34A is a hexadecimal numeric literal used in computing to denote the decimal value 842. In hex, each digit represents four bits; 0x34A corresponds to 0011 0100 1010 in binary (12 bits). The prefix 0x signals base-16 notation in many programming and scripting languages.

In programming practice, the 0x prefix appears in languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and others to express numeric constants. Such literals can serve a variety of roles, including constants, bit masks, flags, offsets, or memory addresses. The specific interpretation of 0x34A depends on the surrounding code or protocol context.

Variations and readability: the value is commonly written as 0x034A with a leading zero, which does not change its value. Hex digits A–F are case-insensitive in most languages, so 0x34a and 0x34A mean the same value. Some languages support readability-enhancing features such as underscores or digit separators, for example 0x3_4A, depending on language syntax.

There is potential for confusion with Unicode notation. In Unicode, code points are typically denoted with U+ prefixes (for example U+034A). While 0x34A and U+034A both use hexadecimal notation, they refer to different systems, and they are not interchangeable. 0x34A, like any hex literal, has meaning only within the context of the system, protocol, or software in which it appears.

As a standalone label, 0x34A has no universal significance beyond representing the numeric value 842 in hexadecimal; its meaning is defined by its particular usage.