There's multiple types. I use the bullet type regulated 12V ws2812 for outdoor applications and they are individually addressed. I also use 12V ws2812 RGBCW (RGB+white cold+white warm) unregulated (resistor) led strips which are grouped in threes for indoor. Both work just fine with wled or custom software (e.g. micropython / C++ ) on esp32.
Oh really? Thank you, I haven't come across individual 12v, I steered away from them originally for that reason. Have you played with GS8208? They seemed a bit too new last year for me to invest, but they look very nice!