U+00F7 "÷" Division Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
÷
U+00F7 "÷" Division Sign is a standardized typographic symbol used to represent the mathematical operation of division. Originating from the Latin script, it is commonly found in arithmetic contexts on calculators, in educational materials, and in simple algebraic expressions to indicate the quotient of two numbers. Though widely recognized, its use in higher mathematics is less common compared to the slash (/) or fraction bar, and it has historical roots dating back to the 17th century when it was popularized by the Swiss mathematician Johann Rahn.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+00F7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Division Sign |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ÷ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ÷ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xC3 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x00F7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000000F7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u00f7 |