Division sign

Meaning and uses

The division sign, also called the obelus. It is the classic symbol for division on calculators and in school maths, as in 12 ÷ 3.

Unicode details

÷ is the Unicode character named DIVISION SIGN, code point U+00F7, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ÷

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00F7 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ÷.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “division sign”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00f7, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ÷ or ÷. In a CSS content property, use "\00F7".