# \div

The ÷ symbol (Division sign, U+00F7), written as \div in LaTeX math mode.

https://texform.dev/latex/symbols/div

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Binary operators](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/binary-operators) |
| Packages | base |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Glyph | ÷ |
| Unicode | U+00F7 DIVISION SIGN |
| Delimiter | No |

## Syntax

```latex
\div
```

Takes no arguments.

## Usage frequency

<0.01% of formulas in the measured corpus contain this entry, rank 236 of 474 entries with frequency data.

## In TeXForm

TeXForm parses this entry as a character leaf mapped to U+00F7 (DIVISION SIGN).

## See also

- [\\div](https://texform.dev/latex/commands/div)