U+215D

Five eighths⅝

Five eighths 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", "5/8".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+215D
Decimal
8541
Hex
0x215D
Octal
0o20535

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+215D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0VULGAR FRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS
DecimalBase 108541
HexadecimalBase 160x215D
OctalBase 80o20535
BinaryBase 20010000101011101
General categoryNumber, otherNo
Unicode blockU+2150–U+218FNumber Forms
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)⅝
HTML entity (hex)⅝
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\215D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%85%9D

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u215D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u215D
Python\u215D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u215D

Byte encodings

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

How to type Five eighths

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 215d, 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: ⅝ in HTML, \215D in CSS, and \u215D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
VULGAR FRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS
Unicode 1.0 name
FRACTION FIVE EIGHTHS
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 eighths symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⅝ 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 eighths?

Five eighths is U+215D (decimal 8541, hexadecimal 0x215D, octal 0o20535). 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 eighths?

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

What is the HTML code for Five eighths?

Use ⅝ or ⅝. In CSS, use content: "\215D".

How do I type Five eighths in code?

JavaScript: "\u215D". Python: "\u215D". JSON and Java: "\u215D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 85 9D.

Is Five eighths an emoji?

No. Five eighths 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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