÷
DIVISION SIGN
Overview
The division sign (÷), or obelus, indicates the operation of division. It occupies U+00F7 in the Latin-1 Supplement block, is classified as a mathematical symbol, and is written in HTML as ÷. Consisting of a horizontal line with a dot above and below, it appears in elementary arithmetic to express quotients such as 12 ÷ 3, and it stands alongside the multiplication sign among the basic operator symbols inherited from the Latin-1 character set.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+00F7 | |
| decimal | 247 | |
| htmldecimal | ÷ | |
| htmlhex | ÷ | |
| css | \00F7 | |
| javascript | \u{F7} | |
| python | \u00f7 | |
| java | \u00F7 | |
| go | \u00F7 | |
| ruby | \u{F7} | |
| rust | \u{F7} | |
| ccpp | \u00f7 | |
| urlencoded | %C3%B7 | |
| utf8bytes | c3 b7 | |
| utf16bebytes | 00 f7 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 f7 | |
| htmlentity | ÷ |
How to Use
HTML:
÷
or
÷
CSS:
content: "\00F7"
JavaScript:
"\u{F7}"
Python:
"\u00f7"
Properties
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement
- Script
- Zyyy
- Category
- Math Symbol (Sm)
- Bidirectional
- ON
- Combining
- 0
- Mirrored
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ÷ character (DIVISION SIGN)?
÷ (DIVISION SIGN) is the Unicode character U+00F7.
What is the Unicode codepoint of DIVISION SIGN?
The DIVISION SIGN character (÷) has codepoint U+00F7.
How do I type or copy DIVISION SIGN?
Copy ÷ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.