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triskaidekaphobia
Sign in to saveAlso known as fear of 13, scared of 13, fear of #13, fear of number 13, fear of thirteen, fear of the number thirteen, irrational fear of thirteen
thumb|Elevator panel in a building in the United States, where floors proceed from 12 to 14
Triskaidekaphobia is an irrational fear of the number 13, which is so widespread that many buildings skip the number when labeling floors—jumping directly from floor 12 to floor 14, as shown in this elevator panel. While the fear itself has no rational basis, it matters because it influences real-world design decisions and reveals how cultural beliefs can shape everyday architecture and behavior.
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- Origins
- Playing cards
- 13 at a table
- Events related to "unlucky" 13
- Effect on US Shuttle program mission naming
- Omission of 13th rooms
- Thirteenth floor
- Origin
- Methods of avoiding
- Research
- Notable people with triskaidekaphobia
- Similar phobias
- Lucky 13
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|Elevator panel in a building in the United States, where floors proceed from 12 to 14
Triskaidekaphobia ( , ; ) is fear or avoidance of the number . It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia () or friggatriskaidekaphobia ( and ).