Oblique lineDrawing

The oblique is sometimes used in fractions, especially when they are set into running text, or when they would be ungainly with the numerator placed above the denominator and separated from it by a horizontal line:

What is an oblique linein Math

The oblique is used increasingly to indicate complex relationships between words, a role traditionally filled by the hyphen:

Oblique lineAnatomy

Do not use the oblique instead of a hyphen at the end of a line of ordinary prose to indicate word division. The correct uses of the oblique are explained below.

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Examples ofoblique line

Note: There is no space before or after an oblique used between individual words, letters or symbols. However, there is one space before and after the oblique when one or both of the items it separates contain internal spacing.

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Use it with ellipsis points and a numeral at the lower right-hand corner of a page to indicate that the text continues on the following page: