# Framebox around fraction

I'm trying to box the fraction 1/6, and so I write

 \framebox{\dfrac{1}{6}}


However when I do this I end up with the formatting all off and the framebox and fraction don't show up at all. Is there another way to put a box around the fraction?

• This worked for me: \framebox{$\dfrac{1}{6}$} (using framed and amsmath packages). Have you really used \framebox{\dfrac{1}{6}}? That gives errors! Please don't post such fragments only, give a full .tex document instead! – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 15:39
• Yeah, I copy/pasted your line and it didn't show at all. I'm using ShareLatex, if that makes any difference. I think some things don't show up there because I've had issues with shapes and \log as well. – Anon E. Muss Aug 21 '16 at 15:43
• Sigh, ShareLaTeX ... I am pretty sure that your version must give compilation errors. – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 15:45
• Why not simply \boxed{\frac{1}{6}}? – Bernard Aug 21 '16 at 15:52
• @AnonE.Muss: Then post your document here, as I have already asked you once! Not working is no precise description! – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 16:57

Did you forget the $-signs? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \framebox{$\dfrac{1}{6}\$}
\end{document}


produces

which isn't pretty but is a framebox with a fraction in it.

• I asked that already in my first comment right below the post ;-) – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 18:07
• Oops, sorry. Feel free to downvote. Or if you'd prefer, I'll remove my answer. – JPi Aug 21 '16 at 18:17
• I rarely downvote answers (or questions)... but we have some users here which downvote quite often... I don't say this is to be downvoted at all... keep it as you like – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 18:21
• Well, many (high rep) users post nearly identical comments after similar comments has been made already to the post -- the difference is: The comment of high rep users are upvoted, others aren't although they have been written earlier (and aren't not wrong) ... so much for 'reading comments more carefully' ;-) – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 18:51
• Of course I meant aren't wrong -- the double negation is a typo ;-) So much for writing comments carefully :D – user31729 Aug 21 '16 at 19:10