Typing Fractions

Previously, one could copy and paste a fraction from the Characters palate. This was found by going to System Preference>Keyboard>Input Sources, then enabling it.


I'm not seeing a comparable setting to type real fractions with.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), macOS Mojave (10.14)

Posted on Sep 27, 2018 2:40 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2018 3:28 PM

Do you mean Keyboard panel : Text, and not Input Sources? The same text replacement items are present in Mojave if you did not perform a clean installation.


WIth the System Preferences : Keyboard : Text panel open, select the Edit menu : Emoji & Symbols (character palette) menu item. If the Digits - All category is not in its left column, then click the gear icon in the top left, and select Customize List… . Locate and select Digits - All.


When you click on Digits - All and scroll downwards, you will encounter preformed vulgar (e.g. 1/2) fractions, and separate superscript and subscript numbers for rolling your own fractions.


In the Keyboard : Text panel, choose a vulgar fraction for the Replace item, then tab over to the With column, and from the open Digits - All panel in Emoji & Symbols, double-click on the fraction, or fraction components in the center panel that you want inserted into the With field.


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For those applications that have the Edit menu : Substitution : Text Replacement sub-menu, this must be enabled for your fractions to replace when you type 1/16 (as an example).

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Sep 27, 2018 3:28 PM in response to Andrew Saliga

Do you mean Keyboard panel : Text, and not Input Sources? The same text replacement items are present in Mojave if you did not perform a clean installation.


WIth the System Preferences : Keyboard : Text panel open, select the Edit menu : Emoji & Symbols (character palette) menu item. If the Digits - All category is not in its left column, then click the gear icon in the top left, and select Customize List… . Locate and select Digits - All.


When you click on Digits - All and scroll downwards, you will encounter preformed vulgar (e.g. 1/2) fractions, and separate superscript and subscript numbers for rolling your own fractions.


In the Keyboard : Text panel, choose a vulgar fraction for the Replace item, then tab over to the With column, and from the open Digits - All panel in Emoji & Symbols, double-click on the fraction, or fraction components in the center panel that you want inserted into the With field.


User uploaded file

For those applications that have the Edit menu : Substitution : Text Replacement sub-menu, this must be enabled for your fractions to replace when you type 1/16 (as an example).

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