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## highByte()

#### Description

Extracts the high-order (leftmost) byte of a word (or the second lowest byte of a larger data type).

#### Syntax

highByte(x)

#### Parameters

x: a value of any type

#### Returns

byte

#### See also

- lowByte()
- word()

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