One Eighth symbol
Type :one_eighth: · Math
Unicode name Vulgar Fraction One Eighth · Number Forms block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⅛ is for
The smallest of the everyday fractions, and the base unit of imperial measurement: drill bits, spanners and sheet material all step in eighths of an inch. Anyone writing about tools needs this one and the three that follow it.
How to type ⅛
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:one_eighth: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 215B with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 215B then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:one_eighth: On the web
HTML ⅛
Unicode U+215B
JavaScript '\u{215B}'
CSS "\215B"
Python '\u215B'
URL %E2%85%9B
More from math
:one_half: ⅓ :one_third: ¼ :one_quarter: ¾ :three_quarters: ⅔ :two_thirds: ⅕ :one_fifth: ⅜ :three_eighths: ⅝ :five_eighths: ⅞ :seven_eighths: ∈ :element_of: ∉ :not_an_element_of: ⊂ :subset_of: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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