The only metacharacter in AI2 text blocks is \n for NewLine (also known as Line Feed), decimal 10.
However, there is a way to generate your own hex using a Web block.
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The hexify() procedure will use a Web component block to generate a hex string.
The example shown generates hex of "FEFF", a Byte Order Marker.
Of course, use your own hex values.
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