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Division Sign Symbol (÷)

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Unicode Character
÷
Unicode Hex
U+00F7
HTML Entity
÷
Decimal Code
247

About the Division Sign Symbol

Last reviewed on August 3, 2026

The Division Sign symbol (÷) is one of the mathematical symbols characters in the AllSymbols catalog. It comes from one of the Unicode Mathematical Operators blocks (U+2200–U+22FF or U+2A00–U+2AFF), which collect the operators, relations, and quantifiers used in mathematics. These characters are designed to align visually with each other and with the rest of math text.

Where this character is used

For inline math expressions in body text, captions, and chat, Unicode operators read more cleanly than ASCII substitutes. Use the proper minus sign (−) instead of the hyphen-minus, the multiplication sign (×) instead of the letter x, and the not-equal sign (≠) instead of the != digraph. For typeset math (proofs, papers), prefer a real math typesetting system — Unicode is for plain text.

Code references

In Unicode, Division Sign sits at code point U+00F7. Web pages reference it with the HTML numeric entity ÷; CSS rules reference it as a quoted hex escape (the four-digit code prefixed with a backslash); in JavaScript and most modern source-code contexts you can either paste the literal character or use a Unicode escape with the same hex digits.

Rendering and font support

Some math operators have ASCII look-alikes that mean different things: the bullet (•) is not the multiplication dot, the asterisk is not the multiplication sign, and the slash is not the division sign. When precision matters, copy the dedicated character.

Related characters

If Division Sign isn’t quite what you need, the Mathematical Symbols page lists every related character on the site — including Plus Sign and Integral. The related-symbols grid below also surfaces the closest sibling characters.

How to Type the Division Sign on a Keyboard

Windows: Hold Alt and type 246 on the numeric keypad
Mac: Press Option+/
Microsoft Word: Type 00F7 then press Alt+X to convert it into ÷
HTML: Use the entity ÷ or the numeric code ÷
Phone & tablet: Copying ÷ from this page is fastest — see our mobile typing guide for keyboard tricks

Division Sign Symbol Code for HTML, CSS & JavaScript

HTML: ÷
CSS: content: '\\00F7';
JavaScript: '\\u00F7'
Unicode: U+00F7

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I type the division sign symbol ÷ on Windows?

Hold Alt and type 246 on the numeric keypad. You can also copy ÷ straight from this page — it pastes into any app.

How do I type ÷ on a Mac?

Press Option+/.

What is the Unicode and HTML code for the division sign symbol?

The division sign symbol is Unicode code point U+00F7. In HTML, use ÷ or the numeric reference ÷.