Subscript Eight symbol
Type :sub8: · Numbers
What ₈ is for
The tail of the lowered digits, turning up in longer organic formulas and in indexed sets with more than seven members. Rare, and useless to be without.
How to type ₈
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:sub8: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2088 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2088 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sub8: :subscript_eight: On the web
HTML ₈
Unicode U+2088
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