---
title: simd_char16
framework: simd
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: simd/simd_char16
---

# simd_char16

A vector of sixteen 8-bit signed integer elements.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias simd_char16 = SIMD16<CChar>
```

## Topics

### Functions to Create Sixteen-Element Vectors From Other Vectors

- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-5aqmo.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-5e63t.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-54urm.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-4pte6.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-516bc.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-tfq4.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-2j94t.md)
- [simd_make_char16(_:_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:_:).md)
- [simd_make_char16_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16_undef(_:)-5kb1b.md)
- [simd_make_char16_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16_undef(_:)-5gvk6.md)
- [simd_make_char16_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16_undef(_:)-5ddf1.md)
- [simd_make_char16_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16_undef(_:)-4yci9.md)

### Functions to Create Sixteen-Element Vectors From Scalar Values

- [simd_make_char16(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16(_:)-9skzf.md)
- [simd_make_char16_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char16_undef(_:)-9uhre.md)

### Common Functions

- [simd_abs(_:)](simd/simd_abs(_:)-475ng.md)
- [simd_clamp(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_clamp(_:_:_:)-509lj.md)
- [simd_equal(_:_:)](simd/simd_equal(_:_:)-19z1a.md)

### Reduce Functions

- [simd_reduce_min(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_min(_:)-3crdj.md)
- [simd_reduce_max(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_max(_:)-8idj9.md)
- [simd_reduce_add(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_add(_:)-7mtzs.md)

### Extrema Functions

- [simd_min(_:_:)](simd/simd_min(_:_:)-3t06b.md)
- [simd_max(_:_:)](simd/simd_max(_:_:)-2pboz.md)

### Logic and Bitwise Functions

- [simd_any(_:)](simd/simd_any(_:)-92tuy.md)
- [simd_all(_:)](simd/simd_all(_:)-iajg.md)
- [simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)-5uq86.md)

### Alternative Type Alias

- [vector_char16](simd/vector_char16.md)

## See Also

### Vector Data Types

- [simd_char1](simd/simd_char1.md)
- [simd_char2](simd/simd_char2.md)
- [simd_char3](simd/simd_char3.md)
- [simd_char4](simd/simd_char4.md)
- [simd_char8](simd/simd_char8.md)
- [simd_char32](simd/simd_char32.md)
- [simd_char64](simd/simd_char64.md)