One Fifth symbol
Type :one_fifth: · Math
Unicode name Vulgar Fraction One Fifth · Number Forms block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⅕ is for
A fifth, which is twenty per cent written the other way round. Less common than the halves and quarters, and the one people reach for when a percentage would feel too precise for what they actually measured.
How to type ⅕
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:one_fifth: 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 2155 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2155 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:one_fifth: On the web
HTML ⅕
Unicode U+2155
JavaScript '\u{2155}'
CSS "\2155"
Python '\u2155'
URL %E2%85%95
More from math
:per_mille: ½ :one_half: ⅓ :one_third: ¼ :one_quarter: ¾ :three_quarters: ⅔ :two_thirds: ⅛ :one_eighth: ⅜ :three_eighths: ⅝ :five_eighths: ⅞ :seven_eighths: ∈ :element_of: ∉ :not_an_element_of: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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