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One quarter
U+00BC · Latin-1 Supplement
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Meaning and uses
The one quarter fraction as a single character, as in ¼ teaspoon or a ¼ mile.
Unicode details
¼ is the Unicode character named VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER, code point U+00BC, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a number (general category No).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00BC |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 BC |
| UTF-16 | 00BC |
| HTML | ¼ or ¼ |
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How to type ¼
- 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 00BC and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ¼.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “vulgar fraction one quarter”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00bc, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
¼or¼. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\00BC".