Division Symbol ÷
Tap the button to copy the division symbol, or grab a variant below. The table has its Alt code, HTML entity and Unicode details.
| Copy | Unicode name | Codepoint | HTML | Windows Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Sign | U+00F7 | ÷ | Alt+0247 | |
| Fraction Slash | U+2044 | ⁄ | none | |
| Division Slash | U+2215 | none | none |
- The division symbol is Unicode U+00F7 (Division Sign).
- In HTML, type
÷to get ÷. - On Windows, hold Alt and type 0247 on the numeric keypad.
- On a Mac, press Option+Slash.
- It is a single character: it survives copy and paste into any text field and counts as one character against limits.
The obelus is the division sign from grade-school arithmetic. Higher math prefers a fraction bar or slash, and Unicode has a dedicated fraction slash that many fonts use to build fractions automatically. All three paste as ordinary text.