Segment display

A segment display is an electronic display that uses some specific number of LEDs to display different characters. Its study helps understanding its advanced uses like LED TVs, etc. Following is a list of some of the segment displays categorised on the basis of the number of LEDs used:

• Three-segment display (3)
• Seven-segment display (7)
• Eight-segment display (8)
• Nine-segment display (9)
• Ten-segment display (10)
• Eleven-segment display (11)
• Twelve-segment display (12)
• Fourteen-segment display (14)
• Sixteen-segment display (16)

Nixie tubes, LED display and VF display

Seven-segments-display-layout

The most popular in them is a seven-segment display, which uses seven LEDs to display characters.

Uses

Segment displays are used in various appliances, like in digital clocks, etc.