Numbers

The number 8 in braille

8 is the number sign followed by the letter h — dots 1, 2 and 5.

Number sign + h

Dots 3-4-5-6, then dots 1-2-5

Why it uses a letter

The first ten letters of the alphabet double as the ten digits. h is letter 8 of the alphabet, so after a number sign it reads as 8. Without the number sign the same cell is simply the letter h — see H in braille.

8 inside larger numbers

A number sign covers the whole run of digits that follows it, so these examples each use one indicator regardless of length.

8

18

800