CBOR Type Explainer

Encode a CBOR value and inspect how its major type, header byte, and additional information are represented.

CBOR value

Encoded CBOR

6B 48 65 6C 6C 6F 20 57 6F 72 6C 64

Value

Text string containing 11 UTF-16 code units

CBOR breakdown

Header byte: Major type: 3

Additional info: 11

01101011

0x6B
Major type: Text string (3)
Additional information: direct value (11)
Argument bytes: None

Additional information 11 stores the value directly in the header byte.

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