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# Hex Value Types

## HexNumber

HexNumber represents a numeric value encoded as a hexadecimal string. Commonly used to encode block numbers, timestamp and other numeric values that are too large to be assigned to a Javascript variable. 

### Example

```javascript
"0x5bcc82b7"
```

## HexByte

HexByte represents a byte array encoded as a hexadecimal string. Common used to represent signatures and hashes.

### Example

```javascript
"0x3427713ac0f543481fb0559ff5a7543b427d951f838c18b2796bad0d868902d2123ffa8e67d4e5dce39e04594ad783583f62e1acdcb514d4a732c9c7bf7b2902"
```