Rational Numbers symbol
Type :rationals: · Math
What ℚ is for
Blackboard bold Q, every number expressible as one integer over another. The Q is for quotient, chosen because R was already spoken for by the reals.
How to type ℚ
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:rationals: 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 211A with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 211A then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:rationals: :rational_numbers: On the web
HTML ℚ
Unicode U+211A
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:pm: × :times: ÷ :divide_symbol: ≈ :approx: ≠ :neq: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: ∞ :inf: √ :sqrt: ∑ :sum: ∏ :product_pi: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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