---
title: simd_char2
framework: simd
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: simd/simd_char2
---

# simd_char2

A vector of two 8-bit signed integer elements.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias simd_char2 = SIMD2<CChar>
```

## Topics

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

- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-3yugv.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-3vcc6.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-3dx8l.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-2yw9d.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-2o33b.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-6vtvj.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-7bvq1.md)

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

- [simd_make_char2(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:)-97vf3.md)
- [simd_make_char2(_:_:)](simd/simd_make_char2(_:_:).md)
- [simd_make_char2_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char2_undef(_:).md)

### Common Functions

- [simd_abs(_:)](simd/simd_abs(_:)-88i9q.md)
- [simd_clamp(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_clamp(_:_:_:)-5vl7.md)
- [simd_equal(_:_:)](simd/simd_equal(_:_:)-3n6nt.md)

### Reduce Functions

- [simd_reduce_min(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_min(_:)-49h4g.md)
- [simd_reduce_max(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_max(_:)-4krqw.md)
- [simd_reduce_add(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_add(_:)-2qb2i.md)

### Extrema Functions

- [simd_min(_:_:)](simd/simd_min(_:_:)-5di41.md)
- [simd_max(_:_:)](simd/simd_max(_:_:)-6op8l.md)

### Logic and Bitwise Functions

- [simd_any(_:)](simd/simd_any(_:)-64och.md)
- [simd_all(_:)](simd/simd_all(_:)-1d0nz.md)
- [simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)-2nrwa.md)

### Alternative Type Alias

- [vector_char2](simd/vector_char2.md)

## See Also

### Vector Data Types

- [simd_char1](simd/simd_char1.md)
- [simd_char3](simd/simd_char3.md)
- [simd_char4](simd/simd_char4.md)
- [simd_char8](simd/simd_char8.md)
- [simd_char16](simd/simd_char16.md)
- [simd_char32](simd/simd_char32.md)
- [simd_char64](simd/simd_char64.md)