---
title: simd_short8
framework: simd
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: simd/simd_short8
---

# simd_short8

A vector of eight 16-bit signed integer elements.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias simd_short8 = SIMD8<Int16>
```

## Topics

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

- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-600rc.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-5wv29.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-6l7oy.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-5gjta.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-22n5y.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-8mc9h.md)
- [simd_make_short8(_:_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:_:).md)
- [simd_make_short8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8_undef(_:)-54hbi.md)
- [simd_make_short8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8_undef(_:)-57mlz.md)
- [simd_make_short8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8_undef(_:)-5ny5g.md)

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

- [simd_make_short8(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8(_:)-1jz7f.md)
- [simd_make_short8_undef(_:)](simd/simd_make_short8_undef(_:)-7945n.md)

### Common Functions

- [simd_abs(_:)](simd/simd_abs(_:)-7otzk.md)
- [simd_clamp(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_clamp(_:_:_:)-3cc2g.md)
- [simd_equal(_:_:)](simd/simd_equal(_:_:)-4n1gi.md)

### Reduce Functions

- [simd_reduce_min(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_min(_:)-3ordy.md)
- [simd_reduce_max(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_max(_:)-55r7y.md)
- [simd_reduce_add(_:)](simd/simd_reduce_add(_:)-3bda4.md)

### Extrema Functions

- [simd_min(_:_:)](simd/simd_min(_:_:)-40hpn.md)
- [simd_max(_:_:)](simd/simd_max(_:_:)-1u1su.md)

### Logic and Bitwise Functions

- [simd_any(_:)](simd/simd_any(_:)-6pqh3.md)
- [simd_all(_:)](simd/simd_all(_:)-1ytzd.md)
- [simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)](simd/simd_bitselect(_:_:_:)-1vm6y.md)

### Alternative Type Alias

- [vector_short8](simd/vector_short8.md)

## See Also

### Vector Data Types

- [simd_short1](simd/simd_short1.md)
- [simd_short2](simd/simd_short2.md)
- [simd_short3](simd/simd_short3.md)
- [simd_short4](simd/simd_short4.md)
- [simd_short16](simd/simd_short16.md)
- [simd_short32](simd/simd_short32.md)