User:Agvulpine/hex words

Hex words are plain language words (ie English) that can be expressed using only hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). These are often used by programmers and hackers to embed readable text where most people wouldn't expect to find it; such as software, network MAC addresses, IPv6 addresses, hex color codes, and anywhere hex code may be used. The use of hex words can be can be considered as playful and lend to cleverly hidden easter eggs, but may also be abused to draw unnecessary attention through address pollution or misplaced vulgarity.

Since hexadecimal characters are usually paired in even groups of 2, 4, 6, or 8 digits, words of these lengths are most frequently used for embedding text in hex code. Multiple words may be strung together to create entire (usually short) messages in this manner.