Tetraphobia

An elevator control panel in a residential apartment building in Shanghai with no floor numbered as the 4th
The number 4 missing in a parking lot in Japan

Tetraphobia (from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás) 'four') is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit number 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death.

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