88

Two fat eights

88 is white supremacist code for "Heil Hitler"—H being the eighth letter of the alphabet.

The number appears in usernames, tattoos, and online handles as a dogwhistle among neo-Nazis: His screen name ended in 88.

In non-hateful contexts, 88 is simply an even number, a year, or a jersey number.

Context determines whether the number signals ideology or coincidence.

music

piano

Keyed percussion instrument

ivory · ebony · concerto · sonata · harmony · melody · chords · scales · arpeggio · Steinway

speed

highway

Major road for travel

interstate · cruising · freeway · autobahn · DeLorean · time-travel · eighty-eight

fortune

lucky

Favored by chance

blessing · kismet · abundance · windfall · serendipity · gold · numerology · superstition · lottery · jackpot

constellation

stars

Luminous celestial bodies

astronomy · stargazing · night-sky · zodiac · horoscope · Leo · magnitude

Opposites
white supremacist symbolism

88anti-fascism

Opposition to far-right authoritarianism

antifa · tolerance · 18 · diversity · anti-racism

numerical sequence

880

Numeral for nothing

1 · 89 · 87 · 100 · infinity

cultural luck symbolism

884

One after three

13 · 14 · 44 · 666 · unlucky

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG