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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.

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How to use it

  • Twelve divided by four ➗
  • Splitting the bill four ways ➗
  • Nobody uses this sign after school, oddly ➗

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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).

divide rendered in OpenMoji
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

divide rendered in Blobmoji
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LanguageName
Afrikaansdeel
አማርኛማካፈል
العربيةعلامة قسمة
অসমীয়াহৰণ
azərbaycanqalın bölmə işarəsi
башҡортбүлеү
беларускаязнак дзялення
българскиУдебелен знак за деление
বাংলাভাগ
bosanskiznak dijeljenja
catalàsigne de dividir
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏓᎨᏓ ᏱᎦᏛᎢ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ
češtinaznak dělení
чӑваш чӗлхипайлану шултра палли
Cymraegrhannu
Deutschgeteilt durch
dolnoserbšćinaznamuško diwizije
Ελληνικάδιαίρεση
Englishdivide
españoldivisión
eestijagamine
euskarazatitu
فارسیتقسیم کردن
suomijakomerkki
Filipinodivide
føroysktdeila
françaissigne diviser
Gaeilgeroinn
Gàidhligroinn
galegodivisión
ગુજરાતીભાગાકાર
Hausarabawa
עבריתסימן חילוק
हिन्दीभाग
hrvatskiznak dijeljenja
hornjoserbšćinaznamješko diwizije
magyarosztás
հայերենբաժանում
Indonesiabagi
íslenskadeiling
italianodivisione
日本語割り算
Jawatandha para
ქართულიგაყოფა
қазақ тілібөлу
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)ءبولۋ
ខ្មែរសញ្ញាចែក
ಕನ್ನಡವಿಭಜನೆ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ
한국어나누기
कोंकणीभागाकार
кыргызчабөлүү
ລາວຫານ
lietuviųparyškintas dalybos ženklas
latviešudalīt
македонскиделење
മലയാളംഹരിക്കുക
монголхуваах
मराठीभागाकार
Melayubahagi
မြန်မာအစားလက္ခဏာသင်္ကေတ
नेपालीभाग
Nederlandsdelen
norskdele
ଓଡ଼ିଆହରଣ କରିବା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਤਕਸੀਮ
Naijíriá PíjinDivaid
polskiznak dzielenia
پښتود تقسيم نښه
portuguêssímbolo de divisão
rumantschdivider
românăîmpărțire
русскийзнак деления
سنڌيونڊ
တႆးၸႅၵ်ႇ
සිංහලබෙදීම
slovenčinadeleno
slovenščinadeli
Soomaalicalaamadda isu qaybinta
shqipshenja e pjesëtimit e trashë
српскицрни знак за дељење
srpskicrni znak za deljenje
svenskadividera
Kiswahiligawanya
தமிழ்வகுத்தற்குறி
తెలుగుభాగహారం
ไทยหาร
ትግርኛምምቃል
türkmen dilibölmek
lea fakatongavahevahe mamafa
Türkçebölü işareti
українськаділення
اردوتقسیم
o‘zbekboʻluv
Tiếng Việtdấu chia
Èdè Yorùbáaami gige nla
粵語粗除號
粤语粗除号
中文除
繁體中文除
isiZuluuphawu 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.