Template:Fraction/doc

This template builds an alternative form of common fractions. The template takes one, two, or three parameters: the optional integer (may be signed), the optional numerator and the required denominator; in this order.

Please do not subst:itute it. This template should not be used in science or mathematical articles, per MOS:FRAC and MOS:MATH#Fractions; use {{sfrac}} instead. To allow numerical sorting of a column containing fractions, use data-sort-value="X.YYY" where X.YYY is a rounded decimal equivalent. See Help:Sorting for more information and options. Inside citation templates, use the cleaner {{citefrac}}.

{{fraction|A|B|C}}

A+B⁄C (integer, numerator and denominator)

{{fraction|A|B}}

A⁄B (numerator and denominator)

{{fraction|A}}

1⁄A (denominator only)

{{fraction}}

⁄ (fraction slash only)

Examples

Numbers

1⁄2 1⁄3 2⁄3 1⁄4 3⁄4 1⁄5 2⁄5 3⁄5 4⁄5 1⁄6 5⁄6 1⁄7 2⁄7 3⁄7 4⁄7 5⁄7 6⁄7 1⁄8 3⁄8 5⁄8 7⁄8 1⁄16 3⁄16 5⁄16 7⁄16 9⁄16 11⁄16 13⁄16 15⁄16

Units

m⁄s km⁄h kg·m⁄s² 1⁄s Mbit⁄s

Notes

• {{fraction}} or ⁄ may be used to print out the fraction slash glyph " ⁄ ".

Parameters

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A template for displaying common fractions of the form int+num/den nicely. It supports 0–3 anonymous parameters with positional meaning.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
leftmost part	1	Denominator if only parameter supplied. Numerator if 2 parameters supplied. Integer if 3 parameters supplied. If no parameter is specified the template will render a fraction slash only.	Line	optional
middle-right part	2	Denominator if 2 parameters supplied. Numerator if 3 parameters supplied.	Line	optional
rightmost part	3	Denominator, always.	Line	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:Rendering math
• {{1/2}} (Template:1/2), {{1/3}}, {{2/3}}, {{1/4}}, {{3/4}} – shorthands that use this template
• {{sfrac}} (Template:Sfrac) – displays common fractions using a vinculum (horizontal line), for scientific and mathematical text
• {{su}} (Template:Su text) – to align both b=subscript & p=superscript
• {{sub}} (Template:Sub text) – to show a subscript
• {{sup}} (^superscript text) – to show a superscript
• Help:Displaying a formula#Fractions, matrices, multilines
• Help:Convert#Fractions
• Number Forms, a Unicode block consisting primarily of vulgar fractions
• OpenType fonts feature frac, CSS font-variant-numeric:diagonal-fractions
• Template:Unichar