0x86D

0x86D is a hexadecimal numeral written with the 0x prefix, a convention used in many programming languages to denote values in base 16. The digits 8, 6, and D encode the decimal value 2157, since 0x800 equals 2048, 0x60 equals 96, and 0xD equals 13. In binary, 0x86D is 100001101101 (12 bits).

In computing, such values appear as numeric literals, memory addresses, bit flags, or identifiers in data structures and protocols. The 0x prefix signals that the number is hex, not decimal, octal, or another base. Many programming languages treat 0x86D the same as the decimal constant 2157, enabling arithmetic, comparisons, and bitwise operations.

When stored in binary form, width and endianness matter. As a 16-bit quantity, 0x086D can be represented with the high byte 0x08 and the low byte 0x6D; memory byte order may vary with endianness (big-endian vs. little-endian).

As a standalone label, 0x86D does not carry a universally defined meaning. Its significance depends on context, such as a value in a protocol specification, a constant in a piece of source code, or an offset within a data structure. Without such context, it remains simply a hexadecimal representation of the number 2157.

See also: Hexadecimal; 0x notation; Decimal 2157; Endianness.