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U+00F7 DIVISION SIGN

Latin-1 Supplement · Math symbol

NameDIVISION SIGN
Code pointU+00F7
Decimal247
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
CategoryMath symbol (Sm)
UTF-8C3 B7
UTF-1600F7
UTF-32000000F7
HTML÷ ÷ ÷
CSS\00F7
JavaScript\u00F7
Python\u00f7
URL-encoded%C3%B7

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+00F7?

U+00F7 ÷ is officially named DIVISION SIGN. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Math symbol.

How do I type ÷?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00F7, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00f7, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00F7. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0247 on the numeric keypad also works.

How do I write ÷ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ÷ (decimal) or ÷ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity ÷.

How is ÷ encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C3 B7. In UTF-16: 00F7.

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