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+.. highlight:: cpp
+
+.. _lang-unsignedlonglong:
+
+``unsigned long long``
+======================
+
+An unsigned version of the :ref:`long long <lang-longlong>` data type.
+An ``unsigned long long`` occupies 8 bytes of memory; it stores an
+integer from 0 to 2^64-1, which is approximately 1.8×10^19 (18
+quintillion, or 18 billion billion).
+
+A synonym for the ``unsigned long long`` type is ``uint64``.
+
+Like an :ref:`unsigned int <lang-unsignedint>`, an ``unsigned long
+long`` won't store negative numbers; it is also subject to the same
+:ref:`overflow issues <lang-int-overflow>` as any integral data type.
+
+Here is an example of declaring an ``unsigned long long`` variable
+named ``c``, then giving it value 299,792,458,000,000,000 (see
+:ref:`integer constants <lang-constants-integers-u-l>` for an
+explanation of the "ULL" at the end of the number)::
+
+ // Speed of light in nanometers per second (approximate).
+ unsigned long long c = 299792458000000000ULL;
+
+The general syntax for declaring an ``unsigned long long`` variable named
+``var``, then giving it value ``val``, looks like::
+
+ unsigned long long var = val;
+
+See Also
+--------
+
+- :ref:`long long <lang-longlong>`
+- :ref:`int <lang-int>`
+- :ref:`unsigned <lang-unsignedint>`
+- :ref:`char <lang-char>`
+- :ref:`unsigned char <lang-unsignedchar>`
+- :ref:`Integer Constants <lang-constants-integers>`
+- :ref:`Variables <lang-variables>`
+
+.. include:: cc-attribution.txt