U+2044 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⁄
LaTeX
\fracslash
Fraction Slash Symbol ⁄
⁄ is fraction slash, U+2044. Unicode also records it as “solidus (in typography)”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Also known as
- solidus (in typography)
What Unicode says about ⁄
for composing arbitrary fractions
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2044 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⁄ | |
| HTML decimal | ⁄ | |
| CSS | \2044 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2044} | |
| Python | \U00002044 | |
| Java / C# | \u2044 | |
| Rust | \u{2044} | |
| Swift | \u{2044} | |
| PHP | \u{2044} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%81%84 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 81 84 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2044 | |
| Base64 | 4oGE | |
| Decimal | 8260 | |
| HTML entity | ⁄ | |
| LaTeX | \fracslash | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
Will ⁄ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ⁄ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ⁄ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ⁄ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Other slash characters
Unicode names 6 characters ending in “slash”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in General Punctuation
The typographic marks that word processors quietly substitute for their ASCII lookalikes — real quotation marks, en and em dashes, the ellipsis. It also holds the invisible characters: zero-width spaces, joiners and directional marks that do work without drawing anything.
How to type ⁄
| Windows | Type 2044 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “fraction slash” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2044, press Enter |
| HTML | ⁄ |
About Unicode’s Math symbol category
Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⁄ fraction slash symbol?
- On Windows, type 2044 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2044. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⁄?
- Fraction Slash is U+2044, written in HTML as ⁄ and in LaTeX as \fracslash. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⁄?
- Fraction Slash is filed under Math symbol in the General Punctuation block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.