# 0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x8-Pin, Straight

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** POLOLU-1018 · **Brand:** [Pololu](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x8-pin-straight.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x8-pin-straight.html.md))

This connector is a single-row, 8-pin, straight female header strip designed to match 0.1" male headers. The order quantity must be a multiple of two.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $1.95 (inc GST) — $1.77 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $1.70 (exc GST) · 25+ $1.65 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney).
- We can dispatch 3 today, and up to 200 more in 4–7 days.

## Description

These 0.1" straight female header strips are commonly used as low-cost connectors for custom-made cables or perforated [prototyping PCBs](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/proto-boards.html). The standard spacing is the same as on most [solderless breadboards](https://core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/breadboards.html) and matches [0.1" male header strips](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html). Pololu's female headers are available in a variety of commonly used pin counts.

Pololu also carry right-angle versions of some of these headers.

**Dimensions**

| ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J10195_85153f67ade.png) |
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| Dimensions for 0.1 " female headers in millimeters. |

**People often buy this product together with:**

| [ ![0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J6370_2747ad6d8f.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Breakaway Male Header: 1×40-Pin, Straight, Black](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-breakaway-male-header-1x40-pin-straight.html) |
|---|---|

| [ ![0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x2-Pin, Straight](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J879_2899a5dcf2.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x2-pin-straight.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x2-Pin, Straight](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x2-pin-straight.html) |
|---|---|

| [ ![0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x3-Pin, Straight](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/0J880_297415676c.jpg) ](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x3-pin-straight.html) | [0.100" (2.54 mm) Female Header: 1x3-Pin, Straight](https://core-electronics.com.au/0-100-2-54-mm-female-header-1x3-pin-straight.html) |
|---|---|

**Dimensions**

| Pins: | 1 x 8 |
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| Spacing: | 0.100 in |

**General specifications**

| Gender: | female |
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| Pin type: | straight |
| Current rating: | 3 A |

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/0/./0.100_inch__2.54_mm__female_header_1x8_pin_straight__pololu_1018__00.jpg)