Division Sign Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac and Windows

Division sign ÷ is one of the basic mathematical symbol. However, default keyboard layout does not have a division key. You can use the keyboard shortcuts to type division sign in documents. Note that division sign is also referred as obelus sign in typography. In addition, there is also a divide emoji that you can use similar to division sign. Also learn how to type less than and greater than symbols using keyboard.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Division Sign

Here is a summary of keyboard shortcuts for division sign.

Symbol Name	Division Sign
Windows Shortcut	Alt + 0247
Word Shortcut	00F7 + Alt + X
Mac Shortcut	Option + 00F7
HTML Entity Decimal	÷
HTML Entity Hexadecimal	÷
HTML Named Entity	÷
CSS Value	\00F7;
Decimal	247
Hexadecimal	00F7
Unicode Point	U+00F7

Browser Display

Below is how the symbol will look like on all supported browsers.

Typing Division Sign in Windows

• On Windows computers, turn the NUMLOCK on. Now, hold one of the alt keys and type 0247 to make ÷ sign. If it does not work, enable number lock, press alt key and type 246 without leading zero.
• On Microsoft Word documents, you can type 00F7 and press alt + x keys together to make a division sign.
• You can also use math AutoCorrect settings in Word and PowerPoint to type division sign. Type \div and press space, so that Word will automatically convert it into ÷ sign. This should be the default settings in all Microsoft applications. However, on Excel it works only inside an equation.

Typing Division Sign in Mac

• On Mac, press “Option + /” keys to type division sign ÷. This works with default ABC language input and on all applications like Pages, Numbers, Keynote including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• You can also switch the language input to Unicode Hex Input and type “Option + 00F7” to type ÷ sign.

Typing Division Sign in HTML & CSS

On web documents like HTML and CSS, you can use the escape entity values to type symbols. For example, use & # 247; in HTML without any spaces to produce ÷ sign.

Below is the CSS code example:

li:before {
	content:\00F7;
	font-family:Arial;
}

Other Division Symbols

In addition to standard division sign, Unicode has few other variations. It also includes a divide emoji that you can type with keyboard.

Symbol	Description	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
/	Division Slash	Alt + 8725	Option + 2215
⊘	Circled Division Slash	Alt + 8856	Option + 2298
⋇	Division Times	Alt + 8903	Option + 22C7
➗	Heavy Division Sign	Alt + 10135	Option + 2797
⟌	Long Division	Alt + 10188	Option + 27CC
⨸	Circled Division Sign	Alt + 10808	Option + 2A38

Using Divide Emoji

The heavy division symbol is actually a divide emoji that you can insert using emoji keyboard in Windows, Mac and smartphones.

• Press “Win + .” keys to open emoji panel in Windows 10. Search and insert divide emoji symbol.

• Use keyboard shortcuts “Control + Command + Space” to open emoji keyboard in Mac. You can search in the box and insert the symbol.

• On mobile phones, toggle the keyboard layout to emoji to find the divide emoji under “Symbols” section.

Usage Examples

Normally, ÷ is used in printing and mathematical equations. However, people use right slash symbol / in free handwriting. Here are some examples using different division signs.

• 6 / 3 = 2
• 24 ÷ 4 = 6
• 10 ➗5 = 2

Note: You can use equation editor in Word and Excel to type formal mathematical equations and formulae. However, use the keyboard shortcuts to type the symbol inside Excel cell or aligning with other text content in Word document.

Division Sign Shortcuts Card

Below is a quick reference shortcut card that you can use for offline purpose.