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In geometry, the order-8 hexagonal tiling is a regular tiling of the hyperbolic plane. It has Schläfli symbol of {6,8}.
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Uniform constructions
There are four uniform constructions of this tiling, three of them as constructed by mirror removal from the [8,6] kaleidoscope. Removing the mirror between the order 2 and 6 points, [6,8,1+], gives [(6,6,4)], (*664). Removing the mirror between the order 8 and 6 points, [6,1+,8], gives (*4232). Removing two mirrors as [6,8*], leaves remaining mirrors (*33333333).
Symmetry
This tiling represents a hyperbolic kaleidoscope of 4 mirrors meeting as edges of a square, with eight squares around every vertex. This symmetry by orbifold notation is called (*444444) with 6 order-4 mirror intersections. In Coxeter notation can be represented as [8,6*], removing two of three mirrors (passing through the square center) in the [8,6] symmetry.