Slashes with dates
Don't use date formats that rely on slashes.
For information about how to write dates, see Dates and Times.
Slashes with alternatives
Don't use slashes to separate alternatives.
Examples
Not recommended: For example, a disaster relief map is not subject to the usage limits even if it has been developed/hosted by a commercial entity.
Recommended: For example, a disaster relief map is not subject to the usage limits even if it has been developed and is hosted by a commercial entity.
Recommended: For example, a disaster relief map is not subject to the usage limits even if it has been developed or is hosted by a commercial entity.
Not recommended: Call this method 5/6 times.
Recommended: Call this method five or six times.
Slashes with file paths and URLs
Use forward slashes, as appropriate, in computer file paths and URLs.
Example
Recommended: https://developers.google.com/cardboard/
Where very long URLs extend beyond a line, add a line break immediately after a slash. Don't ever insert an extraneous hyphen into a URL to break it between two lines.
Example
Recommended:
https://developers.google.com/
cardboard/
Slashes with fractions
Don't use slashes with fractions, as they can be ambiguous.
Examples
In the following example, 3/4 could be interpreted either as three-quarters or as stating that 4 is an alternative to 3.
Not recommended: 3/4
Recommended: ¾
Recommended: 0.75Recommended: 75%
Slashes with abbreviations
Don't use abbreviations that rely on slashes. Instead, spell the words out.
Examples
Not recommended: c/o, w/
Recommended: care of, with