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Sharp EL-8 with eight-segment displays

Eight-segment display of the Sharp EL-8

An eight-segment display is a type of display based on 8 segments that can be turned on or off according to the font pattern to be produced.

It was used, for instance, in the calculator Sharp EL-8, producing more rounded digits than a Seven-segment display.

See also

Display technology

Past generation	Eidophor Cathode-ray tube (CRT) Jumbotron Electroluminescent display (ELD) Rear-projection display Plasma display panel (PDP) ALiS
Current generation	Quantum dot display (QLED) Electronic paper E Ink Gyricon Light-emitting diode display (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Active-Matrix Organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) Liquid-crystal display (LCD) TFT TN IPS LED-backlit Blue Phase Digital light processing (DLP) Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)
Next generation	microLED Electroluminescent Quantum Dots (ELQD/QD-LED) Organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) Surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) Field-emission display (FED) Laser TV Quantum dot Liquid crystal MEMS display IMoD TMOS Ferroelectric liquid crystal display (FLCD) Thick-film dielectric electroluminescent technology (TDEL) Laser-powered phosphor display (LPD)

Non-video

Electromechanical
- Flip-dot
- Split-flap
Eggcrate
Fiber-optic
Nixie tube
Vacuum fluorescent display (VFD)
Light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC)
Lightguide display
Dot-matrix display
Seven-segment display (SSD)
Eight-segment display
Nine-segment display
Fourteen-segment display (FSD)
Sixteen-segment display (SISD)

Static media

Display capabilities

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Comparison of display technology

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