Meaning
The number 8 enclosed in a red square with rounded corners, styled like a keyboard key or digital display. It features bold white numerals against a vibrant red background, mimicking the appearance of old arcade game buttons or classic phone keypads.
People use this emoji when they need to communicate the number eight in a fun, emphasized way—think texting a time, counting down, or marking a position in a list. It's popular in gaming communities referencing arcade culture, and sometimes appears in discussions about lucky numbers (8 holds special significance in Chinese culture as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune).
Beyond literal numbering, it occasionally shows up in playful contexts like "8️⃣ Mile" references or when someone wants their number to pop visually in a message. The keycap number emojis are rarely used for serious purposes; they're more about adding personality and visual interest to casual chat.
Common Uses
- • Listing items or ranking positions
- • Gaming or arcade-related conversations
- • Emphasizing a specific number playfully
- • Cultural references to lucky numbers
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
In Chinese culture, 8 is considered extremely lucky because its pronunciation sounds similar to the word for wealth and prosperity, making this emoji particularly popular in messages from and to Chinese-speaking communities.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:eight: :eight: :eight: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 8️⃣ |
| HTML (hex) | 8️⃣ |
| CSS | \38\FE0F\20E3 |
| JavaScript | \u0038\uFE0F\u20E3 |
| Python | \U00000038\U0000FE0F\U000020E3 |
| Java | \u0038\uFE0F\u20E3 |
| Perl | \x{38}\x{FE0F}\x{20E3} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{38}\x{FE0F}\x{20E3} |
| Punycode | xn--1k-1e6n-6hv |
| URL Encoded | 8%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0x38 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F 0xE2 0x83 0xA3 |
8️⃣ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | কিক্যাপ: 8 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 按键: 8 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 按鍵：8 |
| Danish | tast: 8 |
| Dutch | toets: 8 |
| English | keycap: 8 |
| English (UK) | keycap: 8 |
| Estonian | klahv: 8 |
| Finnish | näppäin: 8 |
| French | touches : 8 |
| German | Taste: 8 |
| Hindi | कीकैप: 8 |
| Hungarian | gombfej: 8 |
| Italian | tasto: 8 |
| Japanese | 囲み数字: 8 |
| Korean | 키 캡: 8 |
| Lithuanian | mygtukas: 8 |
| Malay | butang kekunci: 8 |
| Norwegian | taster: 8 |
| Polish | klawisz: 8 |
| Portuguese | tecla: 8 |
| Russian | клавиша 8 |
| Spanish | tecla: 8 |
| Spanish (Mexico) | tecla: 8 |
| Swedish | tangent: 8 |
| Thai | ปุ่มกดเลข: 8 |
| Ukrainian | клавіша: 8 |
| Vietnamese | mũ phím: 8 |