Every ready-made fraction character, plus a method for building the rest.
25 symbols - click any symbol to copy
Last reviewed on October 31, 2026
Unicode includes 19 precomposed vulgar fractions. Three come from the Latin-1 set (¼ ½ ¾), fifteen sit in the Number Forms block from U+2150 to U+215E, and ↉ at U+2189 covers zero thirds. They cover only a few denominators: halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, eighths, plus single cases for seven, nine and ten.
For anything else, type the numerator, the fraction slash ⁄ (U+2044) and the denominator, such as 3⁄16 or 11⁄32. The fraction slash is not the same as the ordinary slash. Fonts that support it can shrink the digits into a stacked fraction, and others show the digits with a slanted bar, which is still readable.
If the fraction slash looks off, set the numerator in superscript digits and the denominator in subscript digits: ³⁄₁₆. The character ⅟ stands for a numerator of one, so ⅟₁₆ gives one sixteenth. Because rendering varies, avoid pasting fractions into spreadsheets or code, where a plain 3/16 is safer.
The ready-made fractions are drawn by the type designer to match the font, so ½ usually looks cleaner than a typed 1/2. In recipes and measurements, such as 1½ cups, no space is needed between the whole number and the fraction, although a thin space can improve readability.
There are 19 precomposed vulgar fractions in common use: ¼ ½ ¾, the fifteen from U+2150 to U+215E, and ↉. Any other value must be built from digits and the fraction slash.
Write 3, then the fraction slash ⁄ (U+2044), then 16. If your font does not stack it, use ³⁄₁₆ with superscript and subscript digits.
The ordinary slash is a general punctuation mark. The fraction slash U+2044 is designed to join digits into a fraction and, in supporting fonts, shrink them.