slash

slanted-line punctuation mark (/)
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slash

Summary

slash is a punctuation mark[1]. slash draws 29,641 Wikipedia views per month (punctuation_mark category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • slash's instance of is recorded as punctuation mark[3].
  • slash's instance of is recorded as intra-word punctuation mark[4].
  • slash is used for path separator[5].
  • slash's Commons category is recorded as Slash (punctuation)[6].
  • slash is the opposite of backslash[7].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as /[8].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as ⁄[9].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as ∕[10].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as /[11].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as 🙼[12].
  • slash's Unicode character is recorded as ⧸[13].
  • slash's different from is recorded as backslash[14].
  • slash's different from is recorded as solidus[15].
  • slash's code is recorded as -..-.[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include punctuation mark[3] and intra-word punctuation mark[4]. slash is the opposite of backslash[7].

Use and Application

slash is used for path separator[5].

Influence

Things named for slash include oppai slash[17].

Why It Matters

slash draws 29,641 Wikipedia views per month (punctuation_mark category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] slash has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] slash is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for slash include oppai slash[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → backslash, solidus
    Instance of → punctuation mark, intra-word punctuation mark
    Has use → path separator
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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