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Virginia · in-format generated example

REX-0804 — license plate combination

REX-0804 is filed as a generated example of the Virginia sequential passenger serial — AAA-9999 (3 letters + 4 digits). Letters REX sit in positions 1, 2, 3; digits 0804 sit in positions 4, 5, 6, 7. This page does not identify a car, an owner, or a live registration. It measures how the string sits inside a published character map of 175,760,000 slots, adopted in this atlas from 1994 after ABC-1234 and earlier ABC 123.

Disclaimer. REX-0804 is not published here as a real vehicle or plate record. It is a generated example of a serial map for teaching and testing.

Plate text
REX-0804
Alphanumeric
REX0804
State format
Virginia · AAA-9999
Character count
7
Letters
REX
Numbers
0804
Letter positions
1, 2, 3
Numeric positions
4, 5, 6, 7
Combinations in map
175,760,000
Mixed-radix rank
116,190,804

How to read REX-0804

Spoken: Romeo · Echo · X-ray · zero · eight · zero · four. Normalised forms: REX0804, slug rex-0804, display REX-0804.

Character map

PositionGlyphClassRole
1RLetterAlphabetic series glyph (NATO: Romeo).
2ELetterAlphabetic series glyph (NATO: Echo).
3XLetterAlphabetic series glyph (NATO: X-ray).
—-SeparatorPunctuation in the published pattern, not a serial value.
40DigitNumeric series glyph (spoken: zero).
58DigitNumeric series glyph (spoken: eight).
60DigitNumeric series glyph (spoken: zero).
74DigitNumeric series glyph (spoken: four).

Virginia format in brief

Virginia standardised on ABC-1234 for sequential passenger issues well before many peer states. Graphic revisions (including website slogans) did not change the skeleton.

SPR-9932 matches. It is still a generated example in this atlas. Full essay: Virginia license-plate format.

Combinatorics for REX-0804

Alphabet size 26 × the digit slots in AAA-9999 produces 175,760,000 serials. Rank 116,190,804 is about the 66.1076 percentile of that space (0 = first serial, 100 = last).

States whose map accepts REX0804

Serial neighbours of REX-0804

Deterministic rank deltas. These links do not change on refresh.

Similar combinations (this request)

Same Virginia map, new PHP random draw on every reload — extra internal links, not a new identity for REX-0804.

Why someone might look up REX-0804

UseNote
Vanity researchPeople compare a wanted phrase against the sequential map so they can see whether it is a standard serial or a specialty request.
Fleet labellingInventories and film-unit vehicles often need a plausible unused-looking serial that still obeys a state’s character classes.
Fiction and propsWriters and set designers pick a combination that could exist on a given state’s dies without copying a photographed car.
Dataset testingOCR, ANPR and form-validation tests need strings that match a published pattern, including separators.
Format teachingThe combination is a worked example of how many plates a map can hold, not a window into a motor-vehicle file.

Generated example versus a real plate

A real Virginia plate is a physical die issued from a series or a vanity queue. REX-0804 on this URL is a string that fits that series’ character classes. Identical glyphs can exist in both worlds; this website has no feed that would let it tell them apart. If you need an official answer, ask the Virginia motor-vehicle agency, not plates.autos.

Questions about REX-0804

Which state does REX-0804 belong to?

REX-0804 is analysed here as a generated example of the Virginia passenger serial (AAA-9999). It is not assigned to a motorist by this site. The glyphs fit the sequential passenger skeleton used in this atlas.

Is REX-0804 real?

No claim is made that REX-0804 is currently issued, expired, or reserved. The string sits inside a published character map. Whether a DMV ever stamped it is a registration fact this atlas does not observe.

What does REX-0804 mean?

REX-0804 is a serial, not a slogan. Letters REX occupy positions 1, 2, 3; digits 0804 occupy positions 4, 5, 6, 7. Spoken with the NATO alphabet it reads Romeo · Echo · X-ray · zero · eight · zero · four.

Which state uses REX-0804?

This page files REX-0804 under Virginia because it fits that state’s AAA-9999 passenger map. The same alphanumeric string also fits Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin. Other states with a different skeleton will reject the same glyphs.

Which vehicle uses REX-0804?

None that this atlas knows of. There is no vehicle make, model, colour, or VIN attached to REX-0804. If you photographed a car, the door-jamb sticker and the registration — not this page — identify the vehicle.

Which state’s format does REX-0804 follow?

Virginia sequential passenger plates are taught here as AAA-9999 (3 letters + 4 digits), in use in this atlas from 1994. Earlier Virginia plates used ABC-1234 and earlier ABC 123.

Is REX-0804 a vanity plate?

Probably not, as modelled. Sequential passenger serials are issued in series; vanity (personalised) plates are requested strings that often break AAA-9999. REX-0804 fits the sequential map, so this atlas treats it as a series example, not a purchased phrase.

How is REX-0804 read?

Left to right as printed: REX-0804. Aloud: Romeo · Echo · X-ray · zero · eight · zero · four. Hyphens and spaces are separators in the published pattern, not extra serial values.

Which letters and numbers are in REX-0804?

Letters: REX (3). Digits: 0804 (4). Combined alphanumeric length: 7. Separators in the Virginia display form are taken from AAA-9999.

How many combinations can the REX-0804 format produce?

The Virginia map AAA-9999 with a 26-letter alphabet yields 175,760,000 distinct serials. REX-0804 sits at rank 116,190,804 in that mixed-radix order (about the 66.1076 percentile).

Could REX-0804 have been issued before?

It could, mathematically: the string is inside the 175,760,000-slot space. Issuance is a DMV operation (series rolls, skipped blocks, recalls). This page does not query a live file and cannot say whether REX-0804 was ever bolted to a bumper.

Why does REX-0804 appear on Google?

Because plates.autos publishes a stable analysis URL for the combination. Search engines that crawl https://plates.autos/virginia/license-plate-combinations/rex-0804/ are reading an educational combinatorics page, not a leaked registration. Ranking is not a proof of issuance.

Which country or region is REX-0804 from?

The working assumption on this page is the United States, South region, state of Virginia. Other countries use different dies, shields and checksums. A similar glyph string abroad would be a coincidence of alphabet, not a shared registry.

Is REX-0804 a valid US format?

REX-0804 is a valid glyph string under the Virginia AAA-9999 sequential passenger model used in this atlas. Validity here means “fits a documented sequential passenger skeleton,” not “cleared by a motor-vehicle agency.” Optional, military, and government plates are out of scope.

Which characters can appear on REX-0804?

On the Virginia sequential map: letters from ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ and digits 0–9. Skipped letters in this atlas: none modelled. Separators: whatever AAA-9999 prints (space, hyphen, or dot). Decorative dies and stacked graphics do not add serial glyphs.

How might REX-0804 have been generated?

Two honest answers. A DMV would emit it by walking the AAA-9999 series. This website can also construct it with PHP by placing letters REX and digits 0804 into those slots — which is exactly how a generated example is made. Neither method is a public records search.

Was REX-0804 used in a film or series?

This atlas does not track screen-used plates. Prop departments often invent in-format serials. If REX-0804 appeared on camera, that is outside the dataset here; treat any match as unverified.

Why might REX-0804 be blurred in a photo?

Publishers, Street View pipelines, and news desks often blur plates as a privacy habit, not because REX-0804 is special. A blur is not evidence that the combination is issued, sensitive, or unique.

What are similar plate numbers to REX-0804?

Immediate serial neighbours increment the mixed-radix rank by small deltas (for example REX-0801 and REX-0802). Same-format random draws on this page change on refresh so crawlers can discover more in-class URLs without turning REX-0804 itself into a moving target.

What appears online about REX-0804?

You may find this analysis, forum guesses, or unrelated hits (part numbers, product SKUs). None of those sources, including plates.autos, is a substitute for a state records request. REX-0804 as published here is a generated example combination.