Conversion of shorter string literals to longer fixed bytes is not disallowed as stated in the docs
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Description
## Page
https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/latest/types.html#conversions-between-literals-and-elementary-types
## Abstract
`bytes2 c = hex"12"; //` seems work fine in Remix with lastest version complier
## Pull request
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Research direction
Start with the “Conversions between literals and elementary types” page and reproduce `bytes2 c = hex"12";` in Remix using the latest compiler. Determine whether the compiler behavior or documentation is wrong, then verify that the documented rule and observed behavior agree.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- solidity
- Domain
- compilers, documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100