88 (number)

The Chinese government has been auctioning auto license plates containing many 8s for tens of thousands of dollars.

[9] In amateur radio, 88 is used as shorthand for "love and kisses" when signing a message or ending an exchange.

[13] Example uses of 88 include the song "88 Rock 'n' Roll Band" by Landser, and the organizations Column 88 and Unit 88.

The number is banned on Austrian license plates due to its association with "Heil Hitler [and] where H comes in the alphabet".

[15] In the US, former FBI assistant director of counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi declared in 2019 that something as innocuous as raising a flag on the White House to full staff on 8 August (i.e. 8–8) is a "messaging" problem because "the numbers 88 are very significant in neo-Nazi and white supremacy movement.