Quick answer
The three fractions built into Latin-1 (¼ ½ ¾) have real legacy Alt codes; every other vulgar fraction needs the universal hex method instead.
01 Alt codes at a glance
| Character | Windows Alt code | Universal (any codepoint) | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulgar Fraction One Tenth | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2152 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2152 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Half | Alt+0189 |
Alt+X after typing 00BD (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00bd (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Third | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2153 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2153 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Quarter | Alt+0188 |
Alt+X after typing 00BC (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00bc (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Fifth | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2155 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2155 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Sixth | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2159 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2159 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Seventh | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2150 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2150 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Eighth | — none — | Alt+X after typing 215B (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 215b (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction One Ninth | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2151 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2151 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2154 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2154 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Two Fifths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2156 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2156 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Three Quarters | Alt+0190 |
Alt+X after typing 00BE (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00be (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Three Fifths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2157 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2157 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Three Eighths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 215C (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 215c (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Four Fifths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 2158 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 2158 (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Five Sixths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 215A (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 215a (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Five Eighths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 215D (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 215d (Linux) |
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| Vulgar Fraction Seven Eighths | — none — | Alt+X after typing 215E (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 215e (Linux) |
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3 of 18 characters here have a legacy Windows Alt+NNNN code — that code only exists for the Latin-1 Supplement range and Windows-1252's fixed special-character block, not for Unicode generally. Every character has the universal hex-based method though: type the hex codepoint, then press Alt+X in Word to convert it.
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