10111000

10111000 is an eight-bit binary numeral. It is commonly read as a single byte in computing and digital systems and can be interpreted in several ways depending on context.

As a numeric value, 10111000 corresponds to 184 in decimal and B8 in hexadecimal. In unsigned form, the byte represents the value 184. In an 8-bit two’s complement signed interpretation, the same bit pattern represents −72 (since 184 − 256 = −72).

In character encoding, the byte 0xB8 maps to different characters depending on the code page. In ISO/IEC 8859-1 and Windows-1252, 0xB8 corresponds to the character "¸" (a cedilla). In UTF-8, however, 0xB8 is a continuation byte (binary form 10xxxxxx) and cannot start a valid character on its own; a standalone 10111000 would be invalid UTF-8.

In the context of x86 machine code, the byte 0xB8 has a specific instructional role. In 32-bit mode, 0xB8 marks the beginning of an instruction to move a 32-bit immediate value into a 32-bit register (MOV r32, imm32). The exact register is determined by subsequent bits, with 0xB8 through 0xBF covering different destination registers. This makes the byte a recognizable opcode prefix in disassembly and binary analysis.

The sequence 10111000 can appear in various data forms, such as memory dumps, network payloads, or compiled code. Its interpretation depends on the surrounding context, encoding scheme, and architectural conventions.