0xE6

0xE6 is a hexadecimal numeral often used in computing to represent the decimal value 230. The prefix 0x indicates that the digits that follow are in base 16, a convention common in many programming languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. As a single byte, 0xE6 has the binary form 11100110.

Interpreting 0xE6 depends on context: unsigned 8-bit yields 230; if interpreted as a signed 8-bit value (two's complement), it equals -26.

In character encoding terms, the byte 0xE6 maps to the Latin small letter ae (æ) in ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) and Windows-1252. The corresponding Unicode code point is U+00E6. In UTF-8, the character U+00E6 is encoded as two bytes: 0xC3 0xA6; the single byte 0xE6 is not UTF-8 for æ.

In practical software use, 0xE6 may appear as a constant in source code, as a mask or component value in bitwise operations, or as a data byte within larger sequences (for example, as part of a color channel value or a protocol payload).

Notes: Because hexadecimal literals are concisely represented, 0xE6 is often written in code where an 8-bit value, a color component, or a memory byte needs specification. It is distinct from its decimal 230 or its Unicode U+00E6 character.