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hendy_5450
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July 13, 2025
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2/3 to appear as the 1/2 and 1/4 glyphs

  • July 13, 2025
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how can I get the 1/3 to appear as the 1/2 which was entered as a glyph??

 

Correct answer BobLevine

Use a Pro OpenType font with built in captions. You can create a character style for it.

 

 

 

 

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Mike Witherell
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Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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July 13, 2025

In addition to what Bob said, if you want to automate it within a Paragraph Style (which would delegate downhill to apply that Fraction-Building Character Style, go into the Paragraph Style Options dialog box and click on GREP Style; then click New GREP Style, and then type in \d+/\d+ and also choose the Fraction-Building Character Style. Once setup, the paragraph style will automatically apply whenever it sees any digits-forward-slash-digits. This might be a solution for some older fonts.

 

These frees you from having to locate so-called "vulgar" fractions pre-drawn whole in the glyphs. It also frees you from manually choosing superscripted/subscripted numerals in the Glyphs panel.

Mike Witherell
BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 13, 2025

Use a Pro OpenType font with built in captions. You can create a character style for it.

 

 

 

 

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    hendy_5450Author
    Inspiring
    July 13, 2025
    please explain how I get to pro opentype font
    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    July 15, 2025

    I still prefer the font to contain OpenType fractions

     

    Even a font with a large glyph set like Myriad Pro has a limited number of set fractions (3), so I think for a cook book you would likely need to construct some fractions from the true numerator and denominator glyphs (which not all fonts have)

     


    Right, but I'm referring to OpenType fractions which are automatic with any number/number typed out.

     

    For something like this, you don't even need a character style. Just type 223/427 and it's formatted as a fraction. 

      rob day
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      rob dayCommunity Expert
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      July 13, 2025

      Hi @hendy_5450 , It depends on the font—if you want weighted fractions you would have to use a font with a large glyph set like Myriad Pro, which has a few fractions plus numerator and denominator glyphs:

       

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