U+2088 "₈" Subscript Eight Unicode Character

U+2088 "₈" Subscript Eight is a numeric glyph designed to be rendered smaller and lower than the standard baseline, specifically representing the digit eight in a subscript form. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block and is typically used in mathematical, scientific, and chemical notation where the numeral eight serves as an index, denominator, or a variable in a subscript position, such as in formulas like X₈ or H₂O₈. This character helps maintain clear typographic alignment in complex equations without requiring manual formatting adjustments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2088
Version Added	1.1
Name	Subscript Eight
Unicode 1.0 Name	Subscript Digit Eight
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	European Number
Decomposition Type	Sub
Decomposition Mapping	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	₈
HTML Hex Encoding	₈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x82 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2088
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002088
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2088

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Digital
Numeric Value	8
Line Break	Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight
NFKC Simple Casefold	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Compat Math Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other