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fraction numerator one

Fraction Numerator One

⅟ supplies the numerator 1 for a fraction; add a denominator, as in ⅟4, read “one over four.” It is a compact fraction form. Unlike 1⁄4, it packages the numerator and fraction slash into one character.

Text symbol
Search it as
⅟ · one over fraction · fraction starter · 1 over symbol · fraction slash
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What ⅟ means

It begins a fraction; ⅟4 means “one over four.”

The character combines ordinary 1 and the fraction slash (⁄) into the numerator portion. The number after it is the denominator: ⅟8 means one eighth. On its own, ⅟ has no complete fraction value.

How do I type ⅟?

Use a Unicode input method or a character reference.

On Windows with Unicode input enabled, type Alt+215F. In HTML, use the hexadecimal character reference ⅟; in source code that accepts Unicode escapes, use \u215F.

In layout software, automatic fraction formatting can turn typed digits and a slash into a built fraction. It depends on the selected font: without numerator and denominator forms, the software may leave the text unchanged.

Technical and typographic; uncommon in ordinary prose.

Alone, ⅟ starts a fraction but does not complete one.

Don't confuse it with

2
1⁄4
⅟4 or 1⁄4? In the first, the numerator and slash are packaged together; in the second, 1, slash, and 4 are separate characters.
¼
Vulgar Fraction One Quarter
A complete one-quarter character; ⅟ instead needs a denominator after it.

Combination ideas

3
Compact one-quarter notation.
Compact one-eighth notation.
Compact one-tenth notation.

Questions people ask

1

Why does ⅟ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type ⅟

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 215F, then Alt+X to get ⅟.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “fraction numerator one”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 215f, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⅟
CSS
\215F
Windows Alt input
With Unicode input enabled, type Alt+215F.
HTML
Use the hexadecimal character reference ⅟.
Source code
Use \u215F in languages that accept Unicode escapes.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⅟
HTML hex
⅟
CSS content
content: "\215F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%85%9F
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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