diff --git a/changes/27.0.2.md b/changes/27.0.2.md
index 6d67bd66b..a22c5964d 100644
--- a/changes/27.0.2.md
+++ b/changes/27.0.2.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 * Add Characters
   - LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL R WITH RIGHT LEG (`U+AB46`).
 * Fix serifs in `U+01A6`.
-* Optimize geometry for `U+A65A` and `U+A65B` under extended width.
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+* Optimize geometry for `U+A65A` and `U+A65B` under extended width.
+* Fix assignment of `8` for `ss14` (#1999).
diff --git a/params/variants.toml b/params/variants.toml
index 06ba1f842..a2fa93574 100644
--- a/params/variants.toml
+++ b/params/variants.toml
@@ -8169,6 +8169,7 @@ two = "straight-neck"
 three = "flat-top"
 four = "semi-open-non-crossing"
 seven = "straight-serifed"
+eight = "two-circles"
 paren = "flat-arc"
 asterisk = "penta-low"
 pilcrow = "low"