¼
Fraction one quarter
ExtendedASCII 188 | Hex 0xBC | U+00BC
ASCII Code
Decimal
188
Hexadecimal
0xBC
Octal
274
Binary
1011 1100
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 188
HTML Entity
¼
Unicode InputU+00BC
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 188 | ╝ | Box drawings double up and left |
| ISO-8859-1 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| ISO-8859-2 | 188 | ź | Latin small letter z with acute |
| ISO-8859-3 | 188 | ĵ | Latin small letter j with circumflex |
| ISO-8859-4 | 188 | ŧ | Latin small letter t with stroke |
| ISO-8859-5 | 188 | М | Cyrillic capital letter Em |
| ISO-8859-6 | 188 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 188 | Ό | Greek capital letter Omicron with tonos |
| ISO-8859-8 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| ISO-8859-9 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| ISO-8859-10 | 188 | ž | Latin small letter z with caron |
| ISO-8859-11 | 188 | ผ | Thai character Pho Phung |
| Windows-1250 | 188 | Ľ | Latin capital letter L with caron |
| Windows-1251 | 188 | ј | Cyrillic small letter je |
| Windows-1252 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| Windows-1253 | 188 | Ό | Greek capital letter Omicron with tonos |
| Windows-1254 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| Windows-1255 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| Windows-1256 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| Windows-1257 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
| Windows-1258 | 188 | ¼ | Fraction one quarter |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 188?
ASCII code 188 represents the Fraction one quarter character. In hexadecimal it is 0xBC, in binary 1011 1100, and in octal 274. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 188 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 188 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ¼ or ¼.