½ Vulgar Fraction One Half Symbol
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½ in every format
The same character as each language expects to receive it.
| Symbol | ½ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+00BD |
| HTML entity | ½ |
| HTML decimal | ½ |
| CSS content | \0000BD |
| JavaScript | \u{00BD} |
| Python | \U000000BD |
| URL encoded | %C2%BD |
About this symbol
Unicode calls this character Vulgar Fraction One Half and gives it the code point U+00BD. It is part of the fraction symbols set on this site.
This is a text character rather than an emoji, so it takes the colour and font of the text around it. That is what makes symbols usable in usernames, form fields and games that reject emoji.
Other fraction symbols
⅓Vulgar Fraction One Third⅔Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds¼Vulgar Fraction One Quarter¾Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters⅕Vulgar Fraction One Fifth⅖Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths⅗Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths⅘Vulgar Fraction Four Fifths⅙Vulgar Fraction One Sixth⅚Vulgar Fraction Five Sixths⅐Vulgar Fraction One Seventh⅛Vulgar Fraction One Eighth⅜Vulgar Fraction Three Eighths⅝Vulgar Fraction Five Eighths⅞Vulgar Fraction Seven Eighths⅑Vulgar Fraction One Ninth⅒Vulgar Fraction One Tenth↉Vulgar Fraction Zero Thirds⁄Fraction Slash