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The oblique is also known as a solidus, slant (line), bar, virgule, diagonal, stroke or slash.
Do not use the oblique instead of a hyphen at the end of a line of ordinary prose to indicate word division.
The oblique is used in certain abbreviations:
It can be used as a symbol for per:
Do not use the oblique to represent per more than once in a single expression:
Do not use it with expressions of quantity written out in full:
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