Divide symbol
Type :divide: · Math
What ÷ is for
The division sign, which survives in schoolbooks and on calculator keys and almost nowhere else: published maths uses a fraction or a slash. Still the character you want when writing out an arithmetic example for a reader.
How to type ÷
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:divide: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + Slash
Windows
Alt + 0247
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
Shortcodes
:divide: On the web
HTML ÷
Unicode U+00F7
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:pm: × :times: ≈ :approx: ≠ :neq: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: ∞ :inf: √ :sqrt: ∑ :sum: ∏ :product_pi: ∫ :integral: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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