Representation is context
A hexadecimal or binary string does not automatically tell you whether a value is signed, how wide it is, whether bytes are little endian, or whether the bits represent an integer or floating-point value.
Use the dedicated fixed-width tools when overflow, sign bits or byte order matter.
—A hexadecimal or binary string does not automatically tell you whether a value is signed, how wide it is, whether bytes are little endian, or whether the bits represent an integer or floating-point value.