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Name
Code point
Alt code
Option keys
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LaTeX
U+002F. The slash. Solidus is its Unicode name, and the standard lists slash, forward slash and virgule beside it. Character 47 in ASCII, hence Alt+47. / in HTML.
U+005C. The backslash, which leans the other way. Number 92 in ASCII, so Alt+92 types it. \ in HTML, \backslash in LaTeX.
U+2044. Put between two numbers, it asks for them to be drawn as one stacked figure; typography calls this stroke the solidus. Option+Shift+1 on the U.S. layout, ⁄ in HTML, \textfractionsolidus in LaTeX.
U+2215. Reserved for dividing: the standard describes it in three words, generic division operator. Entity lists and Alt tables leave it out.
U+FF0F. The keyboard slash stretched to a full square, for lines of East Asian text.
U+FF3C. The East Asian counterpart of U+005C, drawn to the width of a kanji.
U+29F8. A taller stroke for formulas that stand several lines high.
U+00F8. What people call the slash o: a vowel letter with the stroke drawn through the ring, used in Danish, Norwegian and Faroese. Alt+0248, Option+O on the U.S. layout, ø in HTML, \o in LaTeX.
U+2AFD. A pair of leaning strokes fused into a single operator. ⫽ in HTML.
U+2AFB. A trio of leaning strokes; the standard classes it as a binary relation.
U+29F6. A slash under a short bar. ⧶ in HTML.
U+233F. A slash crossed by a level bar, from the character set of APL. ⌿ in HTML.
U+2216. The backslash shape of math: Unicode cross-references it from the keyboard character. ∖ in HTML, \setminus in LaTeX.
U+29F5. A backslash that is an operator by name; the entity list has no word for it.
U+29F9. The tall backslash; its other name in the standard is z notation schema hiding.
U+29F7. A backslash cut by a short dash.
U+2340. The APL partner of U+233F, leaning back.
U+00D8. The capital form. The math sign for the empty set is a different character, and the standard points from one to the other. Alt+0216, Option+Shift+O on the U.S. layout, Ø in HTML, \O in LaTeX.
U+2298. The stroke closed in a ring: one of the circled operators of math, beside the circled plus and the circled times. ⊘ in HTML, \oslash in LaTeX.
U+29B8. A ring with the backslash across it.
U+29C4. A square with a slash from corner to corner. ⧄ in HTML.
U+29C5. The square holding a backslash. ⧅ in HTML.
A plain a followed by U+0338: the stroke is a mark of its own that lands on the letter typed just ahead of it.
The same letter under U+0337, the short slash overlay, used for strikethrough.
Here the overlay is U+20E5, which leans back.
Here the mark is U+20EB, which lays a pair of strokes across the a.
U+1F515. The one emoji with slash in its name: the emoji list calls it bell with slash, where the character name says cancellation stroke.
U+27C8. The leaning-back stroke followed by ⊂, as one character. ⟈ in HTML.
U+27C9. The superset sign followed by a slash. ⟉ in HTML.
U+007C. The upright stroke: a slash that does not lean is this character. | in HTML, \vert in LaTeX.
U+00F7. The other sign for dividing, a bar between two dots. Alt+246, Alt+0247, Option+/ on the U.S. layout, ÷ in HTML, \div in LaTeX.
U+2205. A circle with a stroke that is a math sign; Unicode cross-references it to the capital letter O with stroke and keeps the two apart. ∅ in HTML, \emptyset in LaTeX.
U+2105. An address abbreviation in a single cell: c, the stroke, then o. ℅ in HTML.
The slash is /, U+002F, which Unicode names solidus and people also call the forward slash. The backslash, or backward slash, is \, U+005C, reverse solidus. Both are keys on the U.S. keyboard.
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Slash codes
The ASCII code for the slash is 47 and for the backslash 92, so the Alt codes are Alt+47 and Alt+92. The HTML code is / or / for the slash and \ for the backslash. In Unicode they are U+002F and U+005C.
Slashes in math
The math symbol for division written as a slash has a character of its own, the division slash ∕, U+2215, and fractions have the fraction slash ⁄. The backslash shape in math, discrete math included, is the set minus sign ∖. An upright slash is the vertical line, |.
Slash emojis come to one: 🔕, named bell with slash.
The slash o symbol is a letter, ø, of Danish, Norwegian and Faroese: Alt+0248.
U+0338 strikes a slash through the character before it, as in a̸.
Questions and answers
Where is the forward slash symbol on the keyboard?
On the U.S. layout it is the key to the right of the period, pressed without Shift; with Shift that key types the question mark. Alt+47 on a number pad types the same character.
Where is the backslash symbol on the keyboard?
On the U.S. layout the backward slash is the key to the right of the closing square bracket, pressed without Shift; with Shift it types the vertical line. Its Alt code is Alt+92.
What is the Unicode for a slash?
U+002F, named Solidus, for the forward slash, and U+005C, Reverse solidus, for the backslash. The division slash is U+2215, the fraction slash U+2044 and the fullwidth slash U+FF0F.
What is the difference between a slash and a backslash?
The slash leans forward, /. It stands for division, fractions and alternatives, and separates the parts of a web address. The backslash, \, leans back; program code uses it as an escape character.
What is the division slash symbol?
∕, U+2215, which Unicode notes as the generic division operator. It is a separate character from the keyboard slash and from the fraction slash ⁄, which is for composing fractions such as 1⁄2.
All 33 slashes and look-alikes
Start here 8
⧸Big solidusU+29F8. A taller stroke for formulas that stand several lines high.
∕Division slashU+2215. Reserved for dividing: the standard describes it in three words, generic division operator. Entity lists and Alt tables leave it out.
⁄Fraction slashU+2044. Put between two numbers, it asks for them to be drawn as one stacked figure; typography calls this stroke the solidus. Option+Shift+1 on the U.S. layout, ⁄ in HTML, \textfractionsolidus in LaTeX.
＼Fullwidth reverse solidusU+FF3C. The East Asian counterpart of U+005C, drawn to the width of a kanji.
／Fullwidth solidusU+FF0F. The keyboard slash stretched to a full square, for lines of East Asian text.
øLatin small letter o with strokeU+00F8. What people call the slash o: a vowel letter with the stroke drawn through the ring, used in Danish, Norwegian and Faroese. Alt+0248, Option+O on the U.S. layout, ø in HTML, \o in LaTeX.
\Reverse solidusU+005C. The backslash, which leans the other way. Number 92 in ASCII, so Alt+92 types it. \ in HTML, \backslash in LaTeX.
/SolidusU+002F. The slash. Solidus is its Unicode name, and the standard lists slash, forward slash and virgule beside it. Character 47 in ASCII, hence Alt+47. / in HTML.
Show all 33 slashes and look-alikes (25 more)
Slashes 4
⌿APL functional symbol slash barU+233F. A slash crossed by a level bar, from the character set of APL. ⌿ in HTML.
⫽Double solidus operatorU+2AFD. A pair of leaning strokes fused into a single operator. ⫽ in HTML.
⧶Solidus with overbarU+29F6. A slash under a short bar. ⧶ in HTML.
⫻Triple solidus binary relationU+2AFB. A trio of leaning strokes; the standard classes it as a binary relation.
Backslashes 5
⍀APL functional symbol backslash barU+2340. The APL partner of U+233F, leaning back.
⧹Big reverse solidusU+29F9. The tall backslash; its other name in the standard is z notation schema hiding.
⧵Reverse solidus operatorU+29F5. A backslash that is an operator by name; the entity list has no word for it.
⧷Reverse solidus with horizontal strokeU+29F7. A backslash cut by a short dash.
∖Set minusU+2216. The backslash shape of math: Unicode cross-references it from the keyboard character. ∖ in HTML, \setminus in LaTeX.
A slash through something 12
a⃥A with a backslash through itHere the overlay is U+20E5, which leans back.
a⃫A with a double slash through itHere the mark is U+20EB, which lays a pair of strokes across the a.
a̸A with a long slash through itA plain a followed by U+0338: the stroke is a mark of its own that lands on the letter typed just ahead of it.
a̷A with a short slash through itThe same letter under U+0337, the short slash overlay, used for strikethrough.
🔕Bell with cancellation strokeU+1F515. The one emoji with slash in its name: the emoji list calls it bell with slash, where the character name says cancellation stroke.
⊘Circled division slashU+2298. The stroke closed in a ring: one of the circled operators of math, beside the circled plus and the circled times. ⊘ in HTML, \oslash in LaTeX.
⦸Circled reverse solidusU+29B8. A ring with the backslash across it.
ØLatin capital letter o with strokeU+00D8. The capital form. The math sign for the empty set is a different character, and the standard points from one to the other. Alt+0216, Option+Shift+O on the U.S. layout, Ø in HTML, \O in LaTeX.
⟈Reverse solidus preceding subsetU+27C8. The leaning-back stroke followed by ⊂, as one character. ⟈ in HTML.
⧅Squared falling diagonal slashU+29C5. The square holding a backslash. ⧅ in HTML.
⧄Squared rising diagonal slashU+29C4. A square with a slash from corner to corner. ⧄ in HTML.
⟉Superset preceding solidusU+27C9. The superset sign followed by a slash. ⟉ in HTML.
Not a slash 4
℅Care ofU+2105. An address abbreviation in a single cell: c, the stroke, then o. ℅ in HTML.
÷Division signU+00F7. The other sign for dividing, a bar between two dots. Alt+246, Alt+0247, Option+/ on the U.S. layout, ÷ in HTML, \div in LaTeX.
∅Empty setU+2205. A circle with a stroke that is a math sign; Unicode cross-references it to the capital letter O with stroke and keeps the two apart. ∅ in HTML, \emptyset in LaTeX.
|Vertical lineU+007C. The upright stroke: a slash that does not lean is this character. | in HTML, \vert in LaTeX.