---
title: simd_char8
framework: simd
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: simd/simd_char8
---

# simd_char8

A vector of eight 8-bit signed integer elements.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias simd_char8 = SIMD8<CChar>
```

## Topics

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

- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-3e9h4.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-39q4x.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-3y2oy.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-4c00u.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-497r7.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-tbln.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-4m1k5.md)
- [simd_make_char8(_:_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:_:).md)
- [simd_make_char8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8_undef(_:)-4zw8k.md)
- [simd_make_char8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8_undef(_:)-53bml.md)
- [simd_make_char8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8_undef(_:)-5kqwe.md)

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

- [simd_make_char8(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8(_:)-2wraz.md)
- [simd_make_char8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_char8_undef(_:)-830qy.md)

### Common Functions

- [simd_abs(_:)](simd/simd_abs(_:)-7oowg.md)
- [simd_clamp(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_clamp(_:_:_:)-6t9ze.md)
- [simd_equal(_:_:)](simd/simd_equal(_:_:)-7xed4.md)

### Reduce Functions

- [simd_reduce_min(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_min(_:)-3omfa.md)
- [simd_reduce_max(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_max(_:)-55mb2.md)
- [simd_reduce_add(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_add(_:)-3b8ak.md)

### Extrema Functions

- [simd_min(_:_:)](simd/simd_min(_:_:)-66w6r.md)
- [simd_max(_:_:)](simd/simd_max(_:_:)-1zyht.md)

### Logic and Bitwise Functions

- [simd_any(_:)](simd/simd_any(_:)-6plnr.md)
- [simd_all(_:)](simd/simd_all(_:)-1yyw9.md)
- [simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)-5bgc3.md)

### Alternative Type Alias

- [vector_char8](simd/vector_char8.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_char16](simd/simd_char16.md)
- [simd_char32](simd/simd_char32.md)
- [simd_char64](simd/simd_char64.md)