Base12 is a positional numeral system with twelve as its base. It uses digits 0-9 plus two additional symbols, typically A and B (or X and E) for ten and eleven.
Why is base12 interesting?▼
12 has more divisors (1,2,3,4,6,12) than 10 (1,2,5,10), making fractions simpler. 1/3 = 0.4, 1/4 = 0.3, 1/2 = 0.6 in base12 instead of repeating decimals!
How to convert hex to base12?▼
First convert hexadecimal to decimal by expanding place values, then convert decimal to base12 using repeated division by 12, collecting remainders.
What digits are used in base12?▼
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 for values 0-9, plus A (or X) for 10, and B (or E) for 11. This converter uses A=10, B=11.
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