# Functions ## decodeNumber ▸ **decodeNumber**(decode: *[DecodeFunc](_decoder_types_.md#decodefunc)*, input: *`Uint8Array`*): [DecodeOutput](_decoder_types_.md#decodeoutput) *Defined in [decoder/number.ts:11](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/7188f6b/packages/util-rlp/src/decoder/number.ts#L11)* **Parameters:** | Name | Type | | ------ | ------ | | decode | [DecodeFunc](_decoder_types_.md#decodefunc) | | input | `Uint8Array` | **Returns:** [DecodeOutput](_decoder_types_.md#decodeoutput) ___