Template:Frac/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 {{sortfrac}} instead. It is a combination of this template and {{sort}}.

{{frac|A|B|C}}

​A ^B⁄_C (integer, numerator and denominator)

<span class="frac">A<sup>&nbsp;B</sup>⁄<sub>C</sub></span>

{{frac|A|B}}

​^A⁄_B (numerator and denominator)

<span class="frac"><sup>A</sup>⁄<sub>B</sub></span>

{{frac|A}}

​¹⁄_A (denominator only)

<span class="frac"><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>A</sub></span>

{{frac}}

​⁄ (fraction slash only)

<span class="frac">⁄</span>

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

Deactivation and customization

Users who prefer to see fractions inline, e.g. „1 2⁄3“ instead of „​1 ²⁄₃“, can turn off the effects of this template by adding the following code to their user stylesheet:

.frac>sup /* numerator */,
.frac>sub /* denominator */
{
  vertical-align: inherit/* or baseline*/;
  font-size: inherit/* or 1em*/;
  line-height: inherit/* or 1*/;
  position: inherit/* or static*/;
}

Code

<span class="frac nowrap">{{#if:{{{3|}}}
 |{{{1}}}<sup>&#32;{{{2}}}</sup>&frasl;<sub>{{{3}}}</sub>
 |{{#if:{{{2|}}}
  |<sup>{{{1}}}</sup>&frasl;<sub>{{{2}}}</sub>
  |{{#if:{{{1|}}}
   |<sup>1</sup>&frasl;<sub>{{{1}}}</sub>
   |&frasl;
  }}
 }}
}}</span>

Notes

• ⁄ may be used to print out the fraction glyph " ⁄ "

See also

• {{1/2}} (​¹⁄₂), {{1/3}}, {{2/3}}, {{1/4}}, {{3/4}}, shorthands
• {{fraction}} (​¹⁄₂), only uses precomposed glyphs, which usually is not preferred due to accessibility concerns
• {{sfrac}} (Template:Sfrac), displays common fractions using a vinculum, which is preferable for scientific and mathematical articles.