U+2156 "⅖" Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2156 "⅖" Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths is a precomposed typographic symbol representing the numerical value of two divided by five, designed for use in contexts where a compact, single character is preferred over the separate numbers "2" and "5" with a slash, such as in recipes, measurements, or mathematical notations. This character belongs to the Number Forms block in Unicode, which includes several common fractions intended to maintain consistent visual alignment and readability in text. Its inclusion facilitates precise formatting in digital documents, ensuring that the fraction appears as a unified glyph rather than requiring manual construction through superscript and subscript markup.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2156
Name
Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths
Unicode 1.0 Name
Fraction Two Fifths
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⅖
HTML Hex Encoding
⅖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x85 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2156
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002156
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2156
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
2/5
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common