0x444

0x444 is a numeric literal that uses hexadecimal notation. The prefix 0x denotes that the digits that follow are in base 16 rather than decimal. In this form, the hexadecimal digits are 4, 4, and 4, giving a decimal value of 1092 (4×16^2 + 4×16 + 4).

In programming, hex literals appear in many languages such as C, C++, JavaScript, Python, and Java, where they are commonly used for constants, bitmasks, or memory addresses in examples. Grouped as 0x444, it occupies 12 bits and in binary is 0100 0100 0100. The same sequence can be useful in illustrating bitwise operations or nibble-level manipulations.

Note that the meaning of 0x444 depends on context: in a source file it might be a numeric constant; in documentation it could be used as an example identifier; it is not inherently linked to any particular protocol, value, or device. In color notation used on the web, colors are usually expressed as hexadecimal RGB values prefixed with a hash, such as #444, rather than 0x444.

Related concepts include the hexadecimal numeral system, binary and decimal representations, and common prefixes used to denote numeric bases in programming languages.