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Vulgar Fraction One Third

2153 · Number Forms · Zyyy

About Vulgar Fraction One Third

A precomposed fraction representing one third (1/3), encoded at U+2153 in the Number Forms block. Used in recipes, measurements, and typographic contexts where a single-glyph fraction is preferred.

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Encodings

Unicode	U+2153
HTML Decimal	⅓
HTML Hex	⅓
CSS	\2153
JavaScript	\u{2153}
Python	\u2153
Java	\u2153
UTF-8	e2 85 93
UTF-16	21 53
URL Encoded	%E2%85%93

Unicode Properties

Block

Number Forms

Script

Zyyy

Similar Symbols

¼ 00BC ½ 00BD ¾ 00BE ⅔ 2154

Compare

⅓ vs ½ Vulgar Fraction One Half ⅓ vs ¼ Vulgar Fraction One Quarter ⅓ vs ¾ Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters ⅓ vs ⅔ Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds

½ 00BD ¼ 00BC ¾ 00BE ⅔ 2154 ⅙ 2159 ⅜ 215C ⅟ 215F ⅑ 2151 ⅘ 2158 ⅐ 2150 ⅒ 2152 ⅗ 2157

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ⅓ Vulgar Fraction One Third symbol?

⅓ is the Vulgar Fraction One Third symbol, encoded at Unicode 2153.

What is the Unicode codepoint of Vulgar Fraction One Third?

The Vulgar Fraction One Third symbol (⅓) has codepoint 2153.

How do I type or copy Vulgar Fraction One Third?

Copy ⅓ directly, or use the HTML entity, CSS, JavaScript, and Python encodings shown on this page.