½

U+00BD VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF

Latin-1 Supplement · Other number

NameVULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF
Code pointU+00BD
Decimal189
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
CategoryOther number (No)
UTF-8C2 BD
UTF-1600BD
UTF-32000000BD
HTML½ ½ ½
CSS\00BD
JavaScript\u00BD
Python\u00bd
URL-encoded%C2%BD
Decomposition<fraction> 0031 2044 0032
Numeric value0.5

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+00BD?

U+00BD ½ is officially named VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Other number.

How do I type ½?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00BD, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00bd, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00BD. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0189 on the numeric keypad also works.

How do I write ½ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference &#189; (decimal) or &#x00BD; (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity &frac12;.

How is ½ encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 BD. In UTF-16: 00BD.

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