½
Fraction one half
ExtendedASCII 189 | Hex 0xBD | U+00BD
ASCII Code
Decimal
189
Hexadecimal
0xBD
Octal
275
Binary
1011 1101
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 189
HTML Entity
½
Unicode InputU+00BD
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 189 | ╜ | Box drawings up double and left single |
| ISO-8859-1 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-2 | 189 | ˝ | Double acute accent |
| ISO-8859-3 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-4 | 189 | Ŋ | Latin capital letter Eng |
| ISO-8859-5 | 189 | Н | Cyrillic capital letter En |
| ISO-8859-6 | 189 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-8 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-9 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| ISO-8859-10 | 189 | ― | Horizontal Bar |
| ISO-8859-11 | 189 | ฝ | Thai character Fo Fa |
| Windows-1250 | 189 | ˝ | Double acute accent |
| Windows-1251 | 189 | Ѕ | Cyrillic capital letter Dze |
| Windows-1252 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1253 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1254 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1255 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1256 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1257 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
| Windows-1258 | 189 | ½ | Fraction one half |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 189?
ASCII code 189 represents the Fraction one half character. In hexadecimal it is 0xBD, in binary 1011 1101, and in octal 275. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 189 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 189 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ½ or ½.