The following pictures show n tans (with short side 1) packed inside the smallest known octagons (with side s).
1.-2. 
s = 1/√(2+√2) = .54119+
Trivial.
3. 
s = .72389+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
4. 
s = √(2–√2) = .76536+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
5. 
s = .88072+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
6. 
s = √(2+√2)/2 = .92388+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
7. 
s = .98623+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
8. 
s = 1
Trivial.
9. 
s = 1.08295+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
10. 
s = 1.09348+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
11. 
s = 1.15384+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
12. 
s = 4–2√2 = 1.17157+
Found by Thomas Greenleaf
in June 2026.
13. 
s = 1.21868+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
14. 
s = 3(√2–1) = 1.24264+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in June 2026.
15. 
s = 1.31145+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
16. 
s = 1.36396+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
17. 
s = 1.39954+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
18. 
s = √2 = 1.41421+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
19. 
s = 1.48829+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
20. 
s = 1.53147+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.