base 18 is a positional numeral system with eighteen as its base. It uses 18 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 18 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h.

base 12 is a positional numeral system with twelve as its base. It uses 12 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 12 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, and b.