How many candles are in a chanuka menora?

How many candles are in a Chanuka Menora?

The Menorah (or Hanukkiya in Hebrew), that is used today, is a nine-branch candelabra. On each night one more candle is added and lit, beginning with one candle on the first night of Chanukah and ending with the eighth on the final evening. The ninth branch is reserved for the shamash, the servant light, which is lit first and used to kindle the other lights of the Menorah. The candles of a menorah must be of equal height in a straight row. The shamash, should stand out from the rest (I.e. higher or lower).