One Quarter symbol
Type :one_quarter: · Math
Unicode name Vulgar Fraction One Quarter · Latin-1 Supplement block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ¼ is for
A ready-made quarter. Along with a half and three quarters it is one of the three fractions that made it into the old Latin-1 character set, which is why these three have Alt codes and the rest do not.
How to type ¼
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:one_quarter: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
Windows
Alt + 0188
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 00BC with Option
held.
Shortcodes
:one_quarter: On the web
HTML ¼
Unicode U+00BC
JavaScript '\u{00BC}'
CSS "\00BC"
Python '\u00BC'
URL %C2%BC
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:delta_change: ∇ :nabla_gradient: ° :deg: ‰ :per_mille: ½ :one_half: ⅓ :one_third: ¾ :three_quarters: ⅔ :two_thirds: ⅕ :one_fifth: ⅛ :one_eighth: ⅜ :three_eighths: ⅝ :five_eighths: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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