# Hexadecimal (Base16)

## Descripción

Hexadecimal (Base16) comienza con 0 y cuenta hasta 9. Sin embargo, en lugar de insertar el siguiente número a la derecha, se utilizan las primeras seis letras del alfabeto.

```
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F
```

Un byte, que son ocho bits, incluye exactamente dos números hexadecimales, es decir, en cada byte hay dos números hexadecimales (4 bits cada uno).

## Conversiones

Conversión de hexadecimal a decimal.

```shell
echo "ibase=16 ; <hexadecimal>" | bc
echo "ibase=16 ; A" | bc

bindechexascii --h2d <hexadecimal>
bindechexascii --h2d A
```

Conversión de decimal a hexadecimal.

```shell
echo "obase=16 ; <decimal>" | bc
echo "obase=16 ; 10" | bc

bindechexascii --d2h <decimal>
bindechexascii --d2h 10
```


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