Three quarters fraction (¾)
U+00BE · VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ¾
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0190
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0190 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ¾ appears.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00BE Alt+X
Type 00BE and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ¾. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ¾.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “three quarters fraction” and click ¾ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ¾ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ¾ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ¾ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;threequart.
- Now type ;threequart anywhere: the keyboard suggests ¾.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ¾:
- Copy ¾ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ¾ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;threequart.
- Type ;threequart in any app and tap ¾ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00be Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00be and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ¾ means and how it is used
In Unicode, ¾ is code point U+00BE with the official name VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
You will find it in our fractions, 22 symbols in all, together with ½ ¼ ⅓.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ¾ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ¾ | |
| HTML hex | ¾ | |
| CSS | content: "\00BE"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00BE | |
| URL | %C2%BE | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 BE | |
| Unicode | U+00BE |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ¾ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ¾ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Three quarters fraction |
| Português | Fração três quartos |
| Español | Fracción tres cuartos |
| Italiano | Frazione tre quarti |
| Français | Fraction trois quarts |
| Deutsch | Bruch drei Viertel |
| Türkçe | Dörtte üç kesri |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Pecahan tiga perempat |
| Polski | Ułamek trzy czwarte |
| Русский | Дробь три четвёртых |
| 日本語 | 4分の3 |
| 한국어 | 4분의 3 |
Related symbols
All Fractions →Questions people ask
How do I type ¾ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ¾ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 00BE and press Alt+X.
How do I type ¾ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ¾. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;threequart.
What is the HTML code for the three quarters fraction?
Use the entity ¾ or the numeric code ¾ (hex ¾). In CSS write \00BE, in JavaScript \u00BE.
Will ¾ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ¾ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.