How to type ⅜
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 215c.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⅜.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 215C and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “three eighths” and double-click ⅜.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⅜ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ⅜ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⅜ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ⅜ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 215c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 215C, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “three eighths”.
Codes for ⅜
| Unicode | U+215C |
|---|---|
| Official name | VULGAR FRACTION THREE EIGHTHS |
| Block | Number Forms |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ⅜ |
| HTML hex | ⅜ |
| CSS | content: "\215C"; |
| JavaScript | "\u215C" |
| Python | "\u215C" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 85 9C |