For questions about slashes and their usage/placement. Slashes are typographical symbols used in fractions, dates, and ratios, as well as to show alternatives. [/ and ]
Use this tag for questions about slashes, especially their usage, placement, and nuance.
The slash is a typographical symbol in the 'shape' of an oblique line; they can be slanted to either the right or to the left. The left-slanted version [\] is commonly known as a backslash, while the right-slanted version [/] is known as a forward slash.
The forward slash is used in several contexts:
- To replace an 'or' in a sentence to indicate there is more than one option |
The mute/silence key is one of the function buttons. - For fractions |
3/8= three-eighths - To replace the 'per' in abbreviated ratios |
10 m/h= 10 miles per hour - In abbreviations |
n/a= not applicable - In dates to separate units of time |
03/10/2008= March 10th, 2008 / October 3rd 2008 - In URLs |
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The backslash's use is limited primarily to mathematics and computing.
