This visual puzzle contains more 8s than most people notice at first glance.
Look carefully at the four tall purple designs. Each one contains three loops, creating two overlapping number 8s:
4 columns × 2 eights = 8
Now count the remaining 8s:
- 1 in “How many 8s?”
- 1 large purple 8 at the bottom left
- 1 in “find the 8’s”
Add them together:
8 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 11
The correct answer is 11 eights.
Many people count each tall design as only one 8 and miss the overlapping shapes.


