One Quarter Symbol (¼)

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Unicode Character

Unicode Hex

U+00BC

HTML Entity

Decimal Code

188

About the One Quarter Symbol

Last reviewed on October 31, 2026

¼ is the fraction one quarter in a single character. Recipes and measurements use it, as in ¼ teaspoon or 3¼ inches. It equals 0.25 and 25 percent, and it belongs to the old Latin-1 set with ½ and ¾.

Its official Unicode name is Vulgar Fraction One Quarter. Browse the Mathematical Symbols page for related characters.

How to Type One Quarter on a Keyboard

Windows: Hold Alt and type 0188 on the numeric keypad

Mac: Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for the symbol by name

Microsoft Word: Type 00BC then press Alt+X

Phone & tablet: Copying ¼ from this page is fastest — see our mobile typing guide

One Quarter Code for HTML, CSS & JavaScript

HTML: ¼

CSS: content: '\00BC';

JavaScript: '\u00BC'

Unicode: U+00BC

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I type one quarter ¼ on Windows?

Hold Alt and type 0188 on the numeric keypad. You can also copy ¼ straight from this page.

How do I type ¼ on a Mac?

Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for the symbol by name.

What is the Unicode and HTML code for one quarter?

It is Unicode code point U+00BC, named Vulgar Fraction One Quarter. In HTML, use ¼ or the numeric reference ¼.