Template:1/2/doc

Usage
The templates 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4 and 3/4 use HTML markup to create large, readable, common fractions "1⁄2, 1⁄3, 2⁄3, 1⁄4, 3⁄4", as opposed to the often illegible "½, ⅓, ⅔, ¼, ¾" or horizontal "1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 3/4". They are intended as concise, easily interpreted alternatives to.

generates: without requiring the use of bulky HTML markup.
 * Bake for 1⁄2 hour.

Please note that these templates do not handle preceding integers (or succeeding units) and the spacing in between, use frac for that:
 * Bake for $1/2$ hours.
 * Bake for $1/3$ hours.

As with frac, these templates should not be used in science or mathematical articles.