11100011

11100011 is an eight-bit binary numeral. In common computer science usage, such a sequence represents a single byte value and can be interpreted in multiple ways depending on context.

As an unsigned value, 11100011 equals 227 in decimal and 0xE3 in hexadecimal. As a signed value using two's complement representation, it corresponds to -29.

In character encoding terms, the byte 0xE3 maps to the character "ã" in ISO/IEC 8859-1 (Latin-1) and Windows-1252. In UTF-8, however, 0xE3 is not a standalone character; it serves as the first byte of a multi-byte sequence and must be followed by two continuation bytes to form a valid character.

In practical binary applications, 11100011 can function as a bit mask or part of a data stream. Its pattern sets the three most significant bits and the two least significant bits, with the middle three bits cleared, which can influence bitwise operations or flag encoding depending on the surrounding protocol or software implementation. Beyond these contexts, 11100011 is primarily notable as a representative eight-bit binary value used in discussions of encoding, representation, and low-level data manipulation.