divide
divide meaning
The division sign, or obelus — a horizontal bar with a dot above and below. It means arithmetic division, and it is used in maths and in interfaces. Notably, the obelus is essentially unused as a division symbol outside school textbooks in the English-speaking world; professional mathematics uses fractions or the slash.
Meaning
The division sign, or obelus — a horizontal bar with a dot above and below. It means arithmetic division, and it is used in maths and in interfaces. Notably, the obelus is essentially unused as a division symbol outside school textbooks in the English-speaking world; professional mathematics uses fractions or the slash. It is the sign everyone learns and nobody keeps using.
Trend over time
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How to use it
- Twelve divided by four ➗
- Splitting the bill four ways ➗
- Nobody uses this sign after school, oddly ➗
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | deel |
| አማርኛ | ማካፈል |
| العربية | علامة قسمة |
| অসমীয়া | হৰণ |
| azərbaycan | qalın bölmə işarəsi |
| башҡорт | бүлеү |
| беларуская | знак дзялення |
| български | Удебелен знак за деление |
| বাংলা | ভাগ |
| bosanski | znak dijeljenja |
| català | signe de dividir |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏓᎨᏓ ᏱᎦᏛᎢ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ |
| čeština | znak dělení |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пайлану шултра палли |
| Cymraeg | rhannu |
| Deutsch | geteilt durch |
| dolnoserbšćina | znamuško diwizije |
| Ελληνικά | διαίρεση |
| English | divide |
| español | división |
| eesti | jagamine |
| euskara | zatitu |
| فارسی | تقسیم کردن |
| suomi | jakomerkki |
| Filipino | divide |
| føroyskt | deila |
| français | signe diviser |
| Gaeilge | roinn |
| Gàidhlig | roinn |
| galego | división |
| ગુજરાતી | ભાગાકાર |
| Hausa | rabawa |
| עברית | סימן חילוק |
| हिन्दी | भाग |
| hrvatski | znak dijeljenja |
| hornjoserbšćina | znamješko diwizije |
| magyar | osztás |
| հայերեն | բաժանում |
| Indonesia | bagi |
| íslenska | deiling |
| italiano | divisione |
| 日本語 | 割り算 |
| Jawa | tandha para |
| ქართული | გაყოფა |
| қазақ тілі | бөлу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءبولۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាចែក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ವಿಭಜನೆ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
| 한국어 | 나누기 |
| कोंकणी | भागाकार |
| кыргызча | бөлүү |
| ລາວ | ຫານ |
| lietuvių | paryškintas dalybos ženklas |
| latviešu | dalīt |
| македонски | делење |
| മലയാളം | ഹരിക്കുക |
| монгол | хуваах |
| मराठी | भागाकार |
| Melayu | bahagi |
| မြန်မာ | အစားလက္ခဏာသင်္ကေတ |
| नेपाली | भाग |
| Nederlands | delen |
| norsk | dele |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହରଣ କରିବା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤਕਸੀਮ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Divaid |
| polski | znak dzielenia |
| پښتو | د تقسيم نښه |
| português | símbolo de divisão |
| rumantsch | divider |
| română | împărțire |
| русский | знак деления |
| سنڌي | ونڊ |
| တႆး | ၸႅၵ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | බෙදීම |
| slovenčina | deleno |
| slovenščina | deli |
| Soomaali | calaamadda isu qaybinta |
| shqip | shenja e pjesëtimit e trashë |
| српски | црни знак за дељење |
| srpski | crni znak za deljenje |
| svenska | dividera |
| Kiswahili | gawanya |
| தமிழ் | வகுத்தற்குறி |
| తెలుగు | భాగహారం |
| ไทย | หาร |
| ትግርኛ | ምምቃል |
| türkmen dili | bölmek |
| lea fakatonga | vahevahe mamafa |
| Türkçe | bölü işareti |
| українська | ділення |
| اردو | تقسیم |
| o‘zbek | boʻluv |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu chia |
| Èdè Yorùbá | aami gige nla |
| 粵語 | 粗除號 |
| 粤语 | 粗除号 |
| 中文 | 除 |
| 繁體中文 | 除 |
| isiZulu | uphawu lokwahlukanisa oluwugqinsi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2797 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :divide: :division:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the divide emoji (➗️) mean?
- The division sign, or obelus — a horizontal bar with a dot above and below. It means arithmetic division, and it is used in maths and in interfaces. Notably, the obelus is essentially unused as a division symbol outside school textbooks in the English-speaking world; professional mathematics uses fractions or the slash.
- How do you type the divide emoji?
- Copy the divide emoji ➗️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the divide emoji in?
- The divide emoji belongs to the Symbols category.