What Is a 7 Segment Display?

<sidebar>Sidebar: What Is a Component?</sidebar> A seven-segment display (SSD) is an electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals (numbers) that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix and OLED displays.

Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters and other electronic devices for displaying numerical information.

The seven-segment display is split into 8 elements, each element is a section of the digit, and the eighth section is the decimal point.