0x486

0x486 is a hexadecimal value that can denote different things depending on context. In computing, numbers prefixed with 0x indicate hexadecimal literals, a base-16 representation used by many programming languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. As a numeric value, 0x486 equals 1158 in decimal.

If interpreted as a Unicode code point, the scalar U+0486 corresponds to the hexadecimal value 486. The exact glyph rendered for U+0486 depends on font and rendering system, but the statement places the value within the Unicode code point space. This mapping is one of several ways hex notation maps to character data in textual encoding.

In programming and systems contexts, 0x486 may appear as a constant, an offset, a memory address, a bitmask, or an opcode representation, typically within the context of a wider data structure or instruction set. Its meaning is therefore highly context-dependent, and without surrounding information, it denotes a numeric value rather than a specific universal symbol.

In blockchain and similar ecosystems that use 0x-prefixed hex for addresses or data, 0x486 on its own is not a valid address, since addresses are generally long strings (for example, 20-byte Ethereum addresses). It could, however, appear as a small data value within a transaction payload or smart contract data.

See also: hexadecimal notation, memory address, Unicode code point, 0x prefix.