U+2157 "⅗" Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2157 "⅗" Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths is a single typographic glyph representing the numerical value three divided by five, included in the Number Forms block for compatibility with legacy fonts and improved readability in plain text, such as in recipes, measurements, or statistical data. This precomposed fraction avoids the visual inconsistency of using a superscript "3" and a subscript "5" separated by a slash, ensuring a compact and uniform representation across digital documents. Its existence supports the rendering of common fractions without reliance on complex formatting, though its usage has declined with modern layout engines that can dynamically compose fractions from separate characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2157 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Fraction Three Fifths |
| Block | Number Forms |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Fraction |
| Decomposition Mapping | "3" U+0033 Digit Three "⁄" U+2044 Fraction Slash "5" U+0035 Digit Five |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⅗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⅗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x85 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2157 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002157 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2157 |