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Three quarters

U+00BE · Latin-1 Supplement

Meaning and uses

The three quarters fraction as a single character, as in ¾ cup or ¾ length.

Unicode details

¾ is the Unicode character named VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS, code point U+00BE, 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 nameVULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS
Code pointU+00BE
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
AddedUnicode 1.1 (1993)
UTF-8 bytesC2 BE
UTF-1600BE
HTML¾ or ¾

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How to type ¾

  • 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 00BE and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ¾.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “vulgar fraction three quarters”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00be, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use ¾ or ¾. In a CSS content property, use "\00BE".

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