# 8️⃣ Keycap: 8 emoji

8️⃣ Keycap: 8 is an emoji in the keycaps set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: eight.

- Emoji: 8️⃣
- Unicode name: keycap: 8
- Code points: U+0038 U+FE0F U+20E3
- Category: Symbols, Keycaps
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :eight:
- Keywords: 8, eight, keycap
- Page: https://emojichart.com/keycap-8-emoji

## What it means

The digit eight on a keycap. People use it for numbered lists and steps, eighth place, groups of eight, and for dates, times, quantities, scores and phone numbers.

## What it's made of

8️⃣ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. Digit eight (U+0038)
2. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)
3. Combining enclosing keycap (U+20E3)

## How to type 8️⃣

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “keycap: 8”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “keycap: 8”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “keycap: 8”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “keycap: 8”.
- GitHub: Type :eight: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | tecla: 8 | 8, ocho, tecla |
| Français (fr) | touches : 8 | 8, huit, touches |
| Deutsch (de) | Taste: 8 | 8, acht, Taste |
| Italiano (it) | tasto: 8 | 8, otto, tasto |
| Português (pt) | tecla: 8 | 8, oito, tecla |
| Nederlands (nl) | toets: 8 | 8, acht, toets |
| Svenska (sv) | tangent: 8 | 8, åtta, keycap |
| Polski (pl) | klawisz: 8 | 8, klawisz, osiem |
| Türkçe (tr) | tuş: 8 | 8, sekiz, tuş |
| Русский (ru) | клавиша 8 | 8, восемь, клавиша |
| Українська (uk) | клавіша: 8 | 8, вісім, клавіша |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πλήκτρο: 8 | 8, οκτώ, πλήκτρο |
| العربية (ar) | مفتاح: 8 | 8, ثمانية, مفتاح |
| עברית (he) | מקש: 8 | 8, מקש, שמונה |
| فارسی (fa) | جلد کلید: 8 | 8, جلد کلید, هشت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कीकैप: 8 | 8, आठ, कीकैप |
| বাংলা (bn) | কিক্যাপ: 8 | 8, আট, কিক্যাপ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | keycap: 8 | 8, delapan, keycap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũ phím: 8 | 8, mũ phím, tám |
| ไทย (th) | ปุ่มกดเลข: 8 | 8, ปุ่มกดเลข, แปด |
| 日本語 (ja) | 囲み数字: 8 | 8, 八, 囲み数字 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 키 캡: 8 | 8, 키 캡, 팔 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 按键: 8 | 8, 八, 按键 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 按鍵：8 | 8, 八, 按鍵 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knoppiesimbool: 8
- Akan (ak): kiikape: 8
- Albanian (sq): tast: 8
- Amharic (am): የአብይ ሆሄ ቁልፍ ማብሪያ: 8
- Armenian (hy): ստեղն․ 8
- Assamese (as): কীকেপ: 8
- Asturian (ast): tecles: 8
- Azerbaijani (az): klaviatura qapağı: 8
- Bashkir (ba): баҫмаҡ: 8
- Basque (eu): Tekla: 8
- Belarusian (be): клавіша: 8
- Bosnian (bs): Kapica za tipku: 8
- Bulgarian (bg): Клавиш: 8
- Burmese (my): ခလုတ် − 8
- Canadian French (fr-CA): touche 8
- Cantonese (yue): 鍵帽: 8
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 键帽: 8
- Catalan (ca): tecla: 8
- Chakma (ccp): 𑄇𑄨𑄇𑄳𑄠𑄛𑄴: 8
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏘᎠᎵᏚᎶ: 8
- Chuvash (cv): код: 8
- Croatian (hr): tipka: 8
- Czech (cs): klávesa: 8
- Danish (da): tast: 8
- Estonian (et): klahv: 8
- Faroese (fo): Knappahetta: 8
- Filipino (fil): keycap: 8
- Finnish (fi): näppäin: 8
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤊𞤫𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫: 8
- Galician (gl): tecla: 8
- Georgian (ka): კლავიში: 8
- Gujarati (gu): કીકેપ: 8
- Hausa (ha): maɓalli na musamman: 8
- Hungarian (hu): gombfej: 8
- Icelandic (is): takki: 8
- Igbo (ig): igodo: 8
- Interlingua (ia): clave: 8
- Irish (ga): caipín eochrach: 8
- Javanese (jv): tombol: 8
- Kannada (kn): ಕೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್: 8
- Kazakh (kk): перне: 8
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): پەرنە: 8
- Khmer (km): គម្របគ្រាប់ចុច: 8
- Konkani (kok): कीकॅप: 8
- Kyrgyz (ky): клавиатура калпакчасы: 8
- Lao (lo): ແປ້ນແຄັບ: 8
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): tecla mayús: 8
- Latvian (lv): taustiņš: 8
- Ligurian (lij): tasto: 8
- Lithuanian (lt): mygtukas: 8
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tasta: 8
- Macedonian (mk): копче: 8
- Malay (ms): butang kekunci: 8
- Malayalam (ml): കീക്യാപ്പ്: 8
- Marathi (mr): कीकॅप: 8
- Mongolian (mn): түлхүүрийн гэр: 8
- Māori (mi): uhi pātuhi: 8
- Nepali (ne): किक्याप: 8
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kíkap: 8
- Norwegian (no): taster: 8
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tastar: 8
- Odia (or): କୀକ୍ୟାପ୍‍: 8
- Oromo (om): saddet
- Pashto (ps): کیکیپ: 8
- Punjabi (pa): ਕੀਕੈਪ: 8
- Quechua (qu): llavekuna: 8
- Romanian (ro): tastă: 8
- Romansh (rm): tasta: 8
- Santali (sat): ᱠᱤᱠᱮᱯ: 8
- Sardinian (sc): tecla: 8
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còmhdachadh iuchrach: 8
- Serbian (sr): тастер: 8
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): taster: 8
- Shan (shn): ၼဵၼ်တူဝ်ၼပ်ႉ - 8
- Sindhi (sd): ڪي ڪيپ: 8
- Sinhala (si): යතුරු පියන: 8
- Slovak (sk): kláves: 8
- Slovenian (sl): tipka: 8
- Somali (so): daboolka furaha: 8
- Sundanese (su): dalapan
- Swahili (sw): kitufe: 8
- Tamil (ta): விசை: 8
- Telugu (te): కీక్యాప్: 8
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝምልከት ቁልፊ፦ 8
- Tongan (to): tatā foʻi kī: 8
- Turkmen (tk): klawiş gapagy: 8
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): tłóčatko: 8
- Urdu (ur): کی کیپ: 8
- Uzbek (uz): tugma: 8
- Welsh (cy): gorchudd bysell: 8
- Yoruba (yo): Keyacap: 8
- Zulu (zu): i-keycap: 8

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+0038 U+FE0F U+20E3` |
| HTML | `8️⃣` |
| CSS | `\38\FE0F\20E3` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{38}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}` |
| Python | `\u0038\uFE0F\u20E3` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `38 EF B8 8F E2 83 A3` |
| UTF-16 | `0038 FE0F 20E3` |
| URL encoded | `%38%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3` |

## Questions

### What does the 8️⃣ keycap: 8 emoji mean?

The digit eight on a keycap. People use it for numbered lists and steps, eighth place, groups of eight, and for dates, times, quantities, scores and phone numbers.

### How do I type the 8️⃣ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “keycap: 8”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :eight:.

### When was the 8️⃣ emoji added?

8️⃣ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 8️⃣?

U+0038 U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML you can write 8️⃣, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{38}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/keycap-8-emoji