U+2044 "⁄" Fraction Slash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2044 “⁄” Fraction Slash is a typographic symbol used to denote fractions in digital text, such as in “3⁄4” or “1⁄2” where it separates the numerator and denominator. Unlike the common forward slash “/” typically employed for file paths or division, the fraction slash is designed to be shorter and more vertically centered, allowing the font or rendering system to automatically kern the numbers on either side into a compact fraction. This character is particularly useful in contexts like mathematical notation, recipes, or measurements where clear, space-efficient fraction representation is needed without resorting to special fraction forms like ½.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2044 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Fraction Slash |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Common Separator |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2044 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002044 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2044 |