11011110

11011110 is an eight-bit binary numeral commonly encountered as a byte value in computing. When interpreted as binary, it represents the unsigned decimal value 222, and its hexadecimal representation is DE.

In different numeric systems, 11011110 corresponds to:

- Unsigned binary: 222

- Hexadecimal: 0xDE

- Signed eight-bit two's complement: -34

In character encodings, the byte 0xDE maps to the Latin capital letter thorn (Þ) in ISO/IEC 8859-1 (Latin-1) and in Windows-1252. In Unicode, this byte corresponds to U+00DE.

In UTF-8, 11011110 is a lead byte that begins a two-byte sequence (the pattern 110xxxxx). It is not a valid standalone UTF-8 character; a following continuation byte (10xxxxxx) is required to form a complete character. Depending on the second byte, the resulting Unicode code point can vary.

Usage and context: as a binary pattern, 11011110 can appear in low-level data processing, networking, and hardware interfaces where 8-bit bytes are transmitted or stored. Its various representations (binary, hex, decimal, and character mappings) are routinely used to interpret or manipulate raw data in software and digital systems.