# I suggest replacing the division symbol with / in blocks

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126
**Category:** PXT
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126 "2021-11-29T17:11:23Z")
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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/1 "2021-11-29T17:11:24Z")

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Hi devs, I suggest changing the division symbol to a forward slash /.  
I noticed that children, when looking from the blackboard, confuse it with the multiplication sign.

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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/2 "2021-12-01T19:55:03Z")

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These symbols are in translation. I have replaced in Russian translation.

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### Author: ![Purp13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/purp13/32/3765_2.png) [@Purp13](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Purp13)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/3 "2022-01-13T03:53:51Z")

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this is something that i would agree with but not just that we should also change the multiplication symbol with \*

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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/4 "2022-12-18T04:56:13Z")

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Yes, they wanted to replace these lines on crowdin not so long ago.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/4/4bd0ac3d5a5ad5dc8506d9dbeb829813ecaa7e74.png)

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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/5 "2022-12-18T04:56:18Z")

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![Screenshot_3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/8/809190ec2dc869b47db2989399ec41351ca88186.jpeg)

The block of the remainder of the division has also been changed, which is also not translated…  
 ![Screenshot_4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/7/75b861c474b6212d147b3923239c85c2ad949e1b.jpeg)

Such a line with text as on blocks is no longer in crowdin, but there is another one… With a new division sign.  
 ![Screenshot_5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/e922c851b4b6d265bcc286f4817f4a8223113324.jpeg)

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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/6 "2022-12-18T04:56:22Z")

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![Screenshot_2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/7/7a74221aaec4e9033fd213826fbb0cc991a5b7a9.jpeg)

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### Author: ![THEb0nny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theb0nny/32/3500_2.png) [@THEb0nny](https://forum.makecode.com/u/THEb0nny)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-suggest-replacing-the-division-symbol-with-in-blocks/11126/7 "2022-12-20T18:12:02Z")

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In the Russian translation, I replaced the string in crowdin.  
The developers either noticed this request and didn’t report back…  
They changed this line or deleted it and added a new one.  
Uploading: Screenshot\_2.jpg…

But, after making their changes, there are still errors in the translation lines. Still not fixed.