8 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 8 or eight may also refer to:

Years

AD 8 The 0s began on January 1, AD 1 and ended on December 31, AD 9, covering the first nine years of the Common Era. In Europe, the 0s saw the continuation of conflict between the Roman Empire and Germanic tribes in the Early Imperial campaigns ...

, the eighth year of the AD era *

8 BC __NOTOC__ Year 8 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Wednesday ...

, the eighth year before the AD era

Art

The Eight (Ashcan School) Robert Henri (; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. As a young man, he studied in Paris, where he identified strongly with the Impressionists, and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against A ...

, a group of twentieth century painters associated with the Ashcan School *

The Eight (painters) The Eight (''A Nyolcak'' in Hungarian language) was an avant-garde art movement of Hungarian painters active mostly in Budapest from 1909 to 1918. They were connected to Post-Impressionism and radical movements in literature and music as well, ...

, an avant-garde art movement of Hungarian painters

Motor vehicles

Bentley Eight The Bentley Eight was Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of Luxury vehicle, luxury cars and Sport utility vehicle, SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentle ...

, Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 1992 *

Leyland Eight The Leyland Eight or Straight Eight was a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from 1920 to 1923. The car was designed by the chief engineer of Leyland Motors, J.G. Parry-Thomas and his assistant Reid Railton, and was intended to be the fin ...

, a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from 1920 to 1923 *

Mercury Eight The Mercury Eight is an automobile that was produced by the American manufacturer Ford Motor Company under their now defunct division Mercury (automobile), Mercury between 1939 and 1951. The debut model line of the Mercury division, Ford positio ...

, a first Post War Mercury car design *

Morris Eight The Morris Eight is a small family car produced by Morris Motors from 1935 to 1948. It was inspired by the sales popularity of the Ford Model Y, styling of which the Eight closely followed. The success of the car enabled Morris to regain its posi ...

, a small car inspired by the Ford Model Y *

Standard Eight The Standard Eight is a small car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1938 to 1959. The car was originally launched in 1938 as the Flying Eight. After the Second World War the Flying range of Standards was dropped but an update ...

, a small car produced by Standard Motor Company 1938–59 * Wolseley Eight, a four-door, light saloon car produced by Wolseley Motors Limited from 1946 to 1948 *

Straight eight The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine (often abbreviated as I8) is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase. The type has been produced in side-valve, IOE, ...

, an automobile engine *

Eight cylinder The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categoriz ...

, an automobile engine *

Rover 8 The Rover 8 was a small single-cylinder 8 Tax horsepower, hp 1327 cc car made by the British Rover Company, Rover car company. It was Rover Company, Rover's first production car. It was remarkable for being supported by a backbone chassi ...

, a small single-cylinder 8 hp 1327 cc car

Sports

Eight (rowing) An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rower ...

, rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing *

Figure 8 (belay device) The figure 8 belay device is a piece of metal (usually an aluminum alloy) in the shape of an 8 with one large end and one small end. Usage This device utilizes a large surface area in contact with a climbing rope to provide sufficient friction ...

, rock climbing equipment also known as an "eight"

Transportation

8 (New York City Subway service) 8 was a designation given to two New York City Subway services. It was first used by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation for its BMT Astoria Line, Astoria Line from 1917 to 1949. The ex-Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) Third Ave ...

, designation given to several IRT services *

8 (Los Angeles Railway) 8 was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1932 to 1955. History In 1932 the M line was split up into several distinct services — the Moneta Avenue branch became the basis of the ne ...

, a line operated by the Los Angeles Railway *

Eighth Avenue (Brooklyn) Eighth Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York City. It is an ethnic enclave for Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans, who are one of the predominant ethnicities in the area among the current residents, which include new immigrant colonie ...

, a major street in Brooklyn, New York City *

Eighth Avenue (Manhattan) Eighth Avenue is a major north–south avenue on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic below 59th Street. It is one of the original avenues of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 to run the length of Manhattan, t ...

, a major avenue in Manhattan, New York City *

List of highways numbered 8 The following highways are numbered 8. For roads numbered A8, see list of A8 roads. For roads numbered N8, see list of N8 roads. Route 8, or Highway 8, may refer to: International * AH8, Asian Highway 8 * European route E08 * European route E00 ...

List of public transport routes numbered 8 In public transport, Route 8 may refer to: * Route 8 (MTA Maryland), a bus route in Baltimore, Maryland and its suburbs * Barcelona Metro line 8 *Line 8 (Madrid Metro) * NWFB Route 8, a bus route in Hong Kong * London Buses route 8 *Seoul Subway L ...

Film, TV, and theatre

* ''8'' (2008 film), an anthology of eight short films *

8 (2023 film) ''8'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district ...

, an Indian film * ''8'' (upcoming film), a Spanish romantic drama film *'' 8: The Mormon Proposition'', a 2010 American documentary film * ''Eight'' (1998 film), a British short film directed by Stephen Daldry *

Channel 8 (disambiguation) Channel 8 or TV 8 may refer to Television networks, channels and stations * Channel 8 (Israel), a television channel in Israel; see List of television channels in Israel * Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), a Chinese-language television channel in ...

, several television stations * ''8'' (play), a 2011 play about California's Proposition 8 by Dustin Lance Black * ''Eight'' (play), the first play written by Ella Hickson *''

SBS 8 News ''SBS Eight O'Clock News'' (also known as ''SBS 8 News'' (''SBS 8 뉴스'' in Korean)) is a South Korean television news broadcasting show broadcast by SBS. Originally anchored by Maeng Hyung-kyu on weekdays and Jung Sung-hwan on weekends. It ...

'', a South Korean flagship news program broadcast on SBS *''

The 8 Show ''The 8 Show'' () is a 2024 South Korean black comedy thriller television series directed by Han Jae-rim, and starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee, Park Jeong-min, Lee Yul-eum, Park Hae-joon, Lee Joo-young, Moon Jeong-hee, and Bae Seong-woo ...

'', a 2024 South Korean television series

Music

Eight (Japanese band) Eight (sometimes typeset as √eight or THE EIGHT) was a Japanese visual kei rock band from Hokkaido. They were formed in 2004 by Nachi and Kyotaro after Nachi's previous band Werkmare had disbanded. The band used to be signed to Nachi's own labe ...

, a Japanese metal band *

Eight (Korean band) 8Eight () was a South Korean "hybrid" (meaning co-ed) trio group managed by Source Music and produced by Big Hit Entertainment, consisting of Baek Chan, Lee Hyun, and Joo Hee. Active from 2007 to 2014, their last single was "Don't Go Crazy". His ...

, stylized as 8Eight, a South Korean pop group *

The8 Xu Minghao (; ; born 7 November 1997), known professionally as The8 (; also stylized as The 8), is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its ...

, Chinese singer and member of South Korean group Seventeen

Albums

* ''8'' (Anggun album) (2017) * ''8'' (Arvingarna album) (2005) * ''8'' (Do As Infinity video) (2004) * ''8'' (Gian Marco Zignago album) (2006) * ''8'' (Hunter EP) (2009) * ''8'' (Incubus album) (2017) * ''8'' (J. J. Cale album) (1983) * ''8'' (Kekal album) (2011) * ''8'' (Luis Fonsi album) (2014) * ''8'' (Shea Couleé album) (2023) * ''8'' (Spinners album) (1977) * ''8'' (Statik Selektah album) (2017) * ''8'', by

Bo Kaspers Orkester Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish pop-rock band with strong influences of jazz, formed in 1991. Consist of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert and won a Grammis award in 1998 for ''artist of the year''. Discography Al ...

(2008) * ''Eight'' (Boo Radleys album) (2023) * ''Eight'' (Do As Infinity album) (2011) * ''Eight'' (New Model Army album) (2000) * ''Ei8ht'' (album), by Nik Kershaw (2012)

Songs

* "8", by Billie Eilish from ''

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' (Stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. It was released on March 29, 2019, by Darkroom and Interscope Records in the US and Polydor Records in th ...

'' (2019) * "8", by Kehlani from '' Crash'' (2024) * "8", by Sigur Rós from ''

Átta ''Átta'' () is the eighth studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released through Von Dur and BMG Rights Management on 16 June 2023. It is their first studio album in 10 years, following '' Kveikur'' (2013), and is their first since ...

'' (2023) * "Eight" (song), by IU featuring Suga (2020) * "Eight", by Karma to Burn from ''

Wild, Wonderful Purgatory ''Wild, Wonderful Purgatory'' is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999, in Europe by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999, in the U.S. by MIA Records. It was reissued on March 18, 2022, by ...

'' (1999)

Typography

*8, the X-SAMPA symbol for the

close-mid central rounded vowel The close-mid central rounded vowel, or high-mid central rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a lowercase barred letter o. The value was specified only in ...

, equivalent to the IPA symbol *8, a common substitute for the ou-ligature ȣ *8, a letter in the

Old Italic script The Old Italic scripts are a family of ancient writing systems used in the Italian Peninsula between about 700 and 100 BC, for various languages spoken in that time and place. The most notable member is the Etruscan alphabet, which was the i ...

(𐌚) with the value /f/

Other uses

* ''The Eight'' (novel), an American author Katherine Neville's first novel * 8, numerical symbol for the month of

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...

* 8, the number used on a

seven-segment display A seven-segment display is a display device for Arabic numerals, less complex than a device that can show more characters such as dot matrix displays. Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic calculators, ...

Windows 8 Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was Software release life cycle#Release to manufacturing (RTM), released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available for download via Microsoft ...

, an operating system by Microsoft *

Eight, West Virginia Eight was an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The Eight post office closed in 1936. See also * List of places with numeric names Refere ...

, an unincorporated community *

8 Flora 8 Flora is a large, bright main-belt asteroid. It is the innermost ''large'' asteroid: no asteroid closer to the Sun has a diameter above 25 kilometers (20% that of Flora), and not until 20-km 149 Medusa was discovered was an asteroid known to ...

, an asteroid in the asteroid belt * ''

Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It retains the gameplay of previous ''Mario Kart'' games, with players controlling a ''Mario'' character in races around tracks. Tracks are themed around locales fr ...

'', a Wii U kart racing game