U+215A

Five sixths⅚

Five sixths is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Number Forms block, listed here under Numbers. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "fraction", "5/6".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+215A
Decimal
8538
Hex
0x215A
Octal
0o20532

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+215A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0VULGAR FRACTION FIVE SIXTHS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFRACTION FIVE SIXTHS
DecimalBase 108538
HexadecimalBase 160x215A
OctalBase 80o20532
BinaryBase 20010000101011010
General categoryNumber, otherNo
Unicode blockU+2150–U+218FNumber Forms
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)⅚
HTML entity (hex)⅚
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\215A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%85%9A

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u215A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u215A
Python\u215A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u215A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 85 9A
UTF-16 (BE)215A
UTF-32 (BE)0000215A

How to type Five sixths

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +215A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 215A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 215A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Five sixths".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 215a, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⅚ in HTML, \215A in CSS, and \u215A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
VULGAR FRACTION FIVE SIXTHS
Unicode 1.0 name
FRACTION FIVE SIXTHS
Block
Number Forms (U+2150–U+218F)
General category
No — Number, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Number Forms block: U2150.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Five sixths symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⅚ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Five sixths?

Five sixths is U+215A (decimal 8538, hexadecimal 0x215A, octal 0o20532). It lives in the Number Forms block (U+2150–U+218F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Five sixths?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "VULGAR FRACTION FIVE SIXTHS"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "FRACTION FIVE SIXTHS". Its General_Category is No (Number, other).

What is the HTML code for Five sixths?

Use ⅚ or ⅚. In CSS, use content: "\215A".

How do I type Five sixths in code?

JavaScript: "\u215A". Python: "\u215A". JSON and Java: "\u215A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 85 9A.

Is Five sixths an emoji?

No. Five sixths is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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