The following pictures show n unit octagons packed inside the smallest known square (of side s).
1. 
s = 1 + √2 = 2.41421+
Trivial.
2. 
s = 2 + 3√2/2 = 4.12132+
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in May 2026.
3.-4. 
s = 2 + 2√2 = 4.82842+
Trivial.
5. 
s = 3 + 2√2 = 5.82842+
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in May 2026.
6. 
s = 6.51126+
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7. 
s = 7.03553+
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8.-9. 
s = 3 + 3√2 = 7.24264+
Trivial.
10. 
s = 8.24263+
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in May 2026.
11. 
s = 8.57596+
Trivial.
12. 
s = 8.81586+
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in May 2026.
13. 
s = 9.19926+
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14. 
s = 9.44974+
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15.-16. 
s = 4 + 4√2 = 9.65685+
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17. 
s = 10.44973+
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18. 
s = 10.60832+
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in May 2026.
19. 
s = 10.96640+
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20. 
s = 11.10493+
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in May 2026.