How to type Circled Division
To type Circled Division (⊘), press Alt + 8856 on Windows, holding Alt while typing the digits on the numeric keypad, or write ø in HTML. On any system you can copy it from this page, or enter its codepoint U+2298 directly: Ctrl+Shift+U then 2298 on Linux, or 2298 then Alt+X in Microsoft Word.
Circled Division Slash
- Copy it
- Unicode
- U+2298
- Windows
- Alt + 8856 needs regedit
| Where | Shortcut | How |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Alt + 8856 | Above 255, so Windows will not accept it as typed. Copy the character instead. |
| Mac | N/A | Press the keys together. |
| HTML | ø | Paste this into HTML source. |
| Unicode | U+2298 | CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH |
Symbols related to Circled Division
These are filed under division, slash and circled in CLDR, the keyword list Unicode publishes alongside the names.
Other math symbols
⊘ lives in the Mathematical Operators block (U+2200-U+22FF), the core set of mathematical and logical operators. Within Unicode it is classified as Sm, a mathematical symbol. Software may lay it out with the spacing an operator expects.
How to type ⊘ in Google Docs
In Google Docs, Insert, then Special characters, then search for circled division slash or paste 2298 into the codepoint box.
What Circled Division is used for
In mathematical notation ⊘ is a binary operator: it takes one operand on each side, and TeX sets a medium space either side of it so that the three parts read as a single expression rather than as three symbols in a row. That is the classification unicode-math gives it, and it is what decides how the symbol is set: $\oslash$ in LaTeX, in maths mode rather than in a sentence.
Unicode publishes a second list of names for ⊘ in CLDR, the keywords its own search data offers rather than the formal name, and they are circled division slash, division-like and mathematics. Those words are what somebody looking for this character is liable to type when Circled Division is not the name they know it by, and the search on the symbol lists matches them as well as the Unicode name.
How Circled Division behaves in software
⊘ takes one column in a terminal. It carries no direction of its own, so in a line that mixes English with Arabic or Hebrew it takes the direction of the text around it rather than forcing one. It is a mirrored character: in right-to-left text it is drawn reversed, so it keeps pointing at what it pointed at.
What people ask about Circled Division
How to type division symbol?
You can press Alt + 8856 on Windows, with Num Lock on and the digits typed on the numeric keypad. That produces ⊘.
How to type division symbol on google docs?
In Word, type 2298 and press Alt+X, which converts the codepoint you just typed into ⊘. Insert › Symbol › More Symbols finds it by its Unicode name, CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH. Google Docs has no Alt+X, so use Alt + 8856 there, or Insert › Special characters and search the same name.
Every way to write Circled Division
| Form | Value |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+2298 |
| Decimal | 8856 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8A 98 |
| UTF-16 bytes | 22 98 |
| HTML entity | ø |
| HTML numeric | ⊘ or ⊘ |
| CSS | \2298 |
| JavaScript | \u2298 |
| Python | \u2298 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%8A%98 |
| LaTeX, in maths mode | $\oslash$ |
| SVG | 2298.svg · (SIL Open Font License) |
If ⊘ arrives as ⊘
Its three UTF-8 bytes E2 8A 98 are being read one at a time as Windows-1252. The text is undamaged; the reader has to be told it is UTF-8.