8

See also: ৪, 8., ⑧, and Ȣ

8 U+0038, 8 DIGIT EIGHT ← 7 [U+0037] Basic Latin 9 → [U+0039]

Character variations

⁸ U+2078, ⁸ SUPERSCRIPT EIGHT ← ⁷ [U+2077] Superscripts and Subscripts ⁹ → [U+2079]

₈ U+2088, ₈ SUBSCRIPT EIGHT ← ₇ [U+2087] Superscripts and Subscripts ₉ → [U+2089]

８ U+FF18, ８ FULLWIDTH DIGIT EIGHT ← ７ [U+FF17] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ９ → [U+FF19]

𝟖 U+1D7D6, 𝟖 MATHEMATICAL BOLD DIGIT EIGHT ← 𝟕 [U+1D7D5] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟗 → [U+1D7D7]

𝟠 U+1D7E0, 𝟠 MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK DIGIT EIGHT ← 𝟟 [U+1D7DF] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟡 → [U+1D7E1]

𝟪 U+1D7EA, 𝟪 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF DIGIT EIGHT ← 𝟩 [U+1D7E9] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟫 → [U+1D7EB]

𝟴 U+1D7F4, 𝟴 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD DIGIT EIGHT ← 𝟳 [U+1D7F3] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟵 → [U+1D7F5]

𝟾 U+1D7FE, 𝟾 MATHEMATICAL MONOSPACE DIGIT EIGHT ← 𝟽 [U+1D7FD] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟿 → [U+1D7FF]

⑧ U+2467, ⑧ CIRCLED DIGIT EIGHT ← ⑦ [U+2466] Enclosed Alphanumerics ⑨ → [U+2468]

🯸 U+1FBF8, 🯸 SEGMENTED DIGIT EIGHT ← 🯷 [U+1FBF7] Symbols for Legacy Computing 🯹 → [U+1FBF9]

Translingual

Symbol

8 (prev 7, next 9)

1. The cardinal number eight.
2. A digit in the decimal system of numbering, and also hexadecimal.
3. (phonetics, Sinosphere, often superscript) tone number 8, typically identified with light entering yang ru (陽入)

   Synonym: ꜇

Alternative forms

The following are equivalent forms as digits:

• Arabic (Eastern) numerals: ٨‎
• Arabic (Western) numerals: 8
• Assamese numerals: ৮
• Balinese numerals: ᭘
• Bengali numerals: ৮
• Brahmi numerals: 𑁮
• Chakma numerals: 𑄾
• Cham numerals: ꩘
• Devanagari numerals: ८
• Dhives Akuru numerals: 𑥘
• Gujarati numerals: ૮
• Gurmukhi numerals: ੮
• Hanifi Rohingya numerals: 𐴸‎
• Javanese numerals: ꧘
• Kannada numerals: ೮
• Kawi numerals: 𑽘
• Kayah Li numerals: ꤈
• Khmer numerals: ៨
• Khudawadi numerals: 𑋸
• Lanna numerals: (secular) ᪈, (Tham) ᪘
• Lao numerals: ໘
• Lepcha numerals: ᱈
• Limbu numerals: ᥎
• Malayalam numerals: ൮
• Meitei numerals: ꯸
• Mongolian numerals: ᠘
• Myanmar numerals: ၈
• N'Ko numerals: ߈‎
• Ol Chiki numerals: ᱘
• Oriya numerals: ୮
• Osmanya numerals: 𐒨
• Persian numerals: ۸‎
• Saurashtra numerals: ꣘
• Sharada numerals: 𑇘
• Sinhalese numerals: ෮
• Sundanese numerals: ᮸
• Takri numerals: 𑛈
• Tamil numerals: ௮
• Telugu numerals: ౮
• Thai numerals: ๘
• Tibetan numerals: ༨
• Tirhuta numerals: 𑓘
• Warang Citi numerals: 𑣨

The following are only equivalent as representations of the cardinal number:

• Armenian numerals: Ը
• Brahmi numerals: 𑁙
• Chinese numerals: 捌, 八
• CJK tally marks: 𝍶𝍴
• Counting rod numerals: 𝍰
• Egyptian numerals: 𓐁
• Ethiopic numerals: ፰
• Gothic numerals: 𐌷
• Greek numerals: Η΄, η΄
• Hebrew numerals: ח‎
• Old Persian numerals: 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒
• Roman numerals: VIII, viii
• Sinhalese numerals: 𑇨
• Tally marks: 𝍸𝍷𝍷𝍷

See also

• (Arabic digits): 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Other representations of 8:

Morse code: –––·· Braille: ⠓

Signal flag (ICS and NATO):

Semaphore: After showing "numeric"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪt/

  • Audio (US)

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  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

8

1. (text messaging, Internet slang) abbreviation of ate

   i 8 it — I ate it.

Usage notes

• Used in the formation of several text messaging slang forms of words with IPA^(key): /eɪt/ in them, due to it being the pronunciation of eight in English. See also h8, m8, gr8.

See also

• 2
• 4