NSString representation of fractions using unicode

Question

I am trying to \"nicely\" display fractions in my iPhone application. Previously I have been using a tedious switch statement leading to hardcoded unicode characters for the

Answer 1

There are some included Unicode chars that do give actual fraction appearances, but they're limited to a 1/2, a 1/3 and a 1/4 I think.

If you want this for arbitrary fractions, seems to me like you need a custom view that draws the appropriate look; either through using positioned subviews or drawRect:.