One Half symbol
Type :one_half: · Math
Unicode name Vulgar Fraction One Half · Latin-1 Supplement block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ½ is for
A single character for one half, drawn as a proper fraction rather than assembled from a 1, a slash and a 2. Better than 1/2 anywhere the text will be read rather than parsed.
How to type ½
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:one_half: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
Windows
Alt + 0189
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 00BD with Option
held.
Shortcodes
:one_half: On the web
HTML ½
Unicode U+00BD
JavaScript '\u{00BD}'
CSS "\00BD"
Python '\u00BD'
URL %C2%BD
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