Vulgar Fraction One Eighth Symbol

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Fraction Symbols collection

Symbol: ⅛
Unicode: U+215B
HTML entity: ⅛
Category: Fraction Symbols

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About the vulgar fraction one eighth symbol

The symbol ⅛ is read aloud as "one eighth" and represents the fraction 1/8. It appears in recipes and measurements, such as for teaspoons or cups of an ingredient, and in numeric contexts like stock prices, where it was historically used to denote eighths of a dollar. As a precomposed fraction, it is part of the Number Forms block, designed for use in plain text where a simple slash or separate numerals might be less readable or typographically inconsistent.

How to type Vulgar Fraction One Eighth

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 215B then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 215B.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.