Typing fractions with text tool

Question

This is probably very simple but I am having trouble writing fractions in After Effects. I have some titles for this project that require me to write numbers as fractions. I have no problems with ½, ¼, ¾ but I am specifically trying to type ⅓ and ⅜ and when I paste these fractions into my text layer in AE, the text goes blank. I know text is being pasted into my layer because I can select it and change it but I can't see anything. I'm pasting these fractrions from https://lights0123.com/fractions/

Any help is greatly appreciated.

ShiveringCactus · Answer

I just tried and it might be the font you're using. It didn't work initially but my text layer had defaulted to Myriad Pro (which is does if I paste from FontAwesome), but then I switched to Arial and it showed up correctly. Actually it was slight more bizare than that, it showed as /38 without the numerator.

If this is in a larger block of text, you might just have to set the fractions as above, but if it's on it own, it might be better to create an Essential Graphic. Where you have the numerator and denominator as two essential properties you can set and reuse. That way they might be more legible as those fractions are tiny.

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