Template:Fraction/doc

Template:Documentation subpage This template builds an alternative form of common fractions. It 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 mathematical articles, per MOS:MATH#Fractions.

{{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>

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*/;
}

These selectors and properties can also be used as a base for custom rendering of vulgar fractions:

/* Stacked Fractions (does not work with three parameters currently) */
.frac 

{
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: -0.3em;
  vertical-align: 0.8em;
  line-height: 1.2em;
  text-align: center;
  visibility: hidden;/*hide fraction slash*/
}
.frac>sup /* numerator */,
.frac>sub /* denominator */
{
  vertical-align: inherit;

  font-size: 85%;
  line-height: inherit;
  position: static;
  visibility: show;

}

.frac>sup::after
{
  content: "\A" /* a line break */
}
.frac>sub 
{
  text-decoration: overline;
}

See also

To allow numerical sorting of a column containing fractions, use {{sortfrac}} instead. It is a combination of this template and {{sort}}.

• {{1/2}}, {{1/3}}, {{2/3}}, {{1/4}}, {{3/4}}
• {{fraction}}, only uses precomposed glyphs
• {{fracText}}, use inline fractions, for use in mathematics articles