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I'd like to get fractions as they appear below (from Improved kerning in fractions?):

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However, my current code typesets them as follows:

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Here is a MWE that reproduces these fractions. 

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[sloped]{fourier}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathit}{T1}{fut\mathfamilyextension}{m}{it}
\DeclareMathSymbol{1}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`1}

\begin{document}

\begin{equation}
    1\frac{1}{1}
\end{equation}
\end{document}

I have not been able to find the way of making the fractions look as fancy as I desire. Basically:

  1. Reduce spacing between numerator and the bar; and reduce spacing between denominator and the bar.

  2. Change the alignment such that it does not look as weird as it currently does.

Does anyone know how to re-define fractions such that they look as I want? Thank you all in advance for your time.

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    Maybe you could wrap 1\textstyle\frac{\,1}{\!\!1} into some kind of macro.
    – Steven B. Segletes
    Mar 29, 2017 at 13:18
  • Thanks a lot for your comment. However, I must admit that I wouldn't know how to do that you propose. Moreover, I'd like all fractions of my document (and not only this one in particular) to look fancy.
    – Hector
    Mar 29, 2017 at 13:19

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REVISED APPROACH

\itfrac shown in \displaystyle, \textstyle, \scriptstyle, and \scriptscriptstyle.

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[sloped]{fourier}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathit}{T1}{fut\mathfamilyextension}{m}{it}
\DeclareMathSymbol{0}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`0}
\DeclareMathSymbol{1}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`1}
\DeclareMathSymbol{2}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`2}
\DeclareMathSymbol{4}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`4}
\DeclareMathSymbol{5}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`5}
\usepackage{scalerel}
\newcommand\itfrac[2]{\mathchoice
  {{\textstyle\frac{\,\displaystyle#1}{\!\!\displaystyle#2}}}
  {{\frac{\,\scriptstyle#1}{\!\!\scriptstyle#2}}}
  {{\frac{\,\scriptscriptstyle#1}{\!\!\scriptscriptstyle#2}}}
  {{\frac{\,\scriptscriptstyle#1}{\!\!\scriptscriptstyle#2}}}
}
\begin{document}
\centering
\[
    1\itfrac{1}{1} + \itfrac{12}{24} = \itfrac{250}{100}
\]
\[\textstyle
    1\itfrac{1}{1} + \itfrac{12}{24} = \itfrac{250}{100}
\]
\[\scriptstyle
    1\itfrac{1}{1} + \itfrac{12}{24} = \itfrac{250}{100}
\]
\[\scriptscriptstyle
    1\itfrac{1}{1} + \itfrac{12}{24} = \itfrac{250}{100}
\]
\end{document}

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It is possible the \itfrac macro can be simplified as

\newcommand\itfrac[2]{\mathchoice
  {{\textstyle\frac{\,\displaystyle#1}{\!\!\displaystyle#2}}}
  {\frac{\,#1}{\!\!#2}}
  {\frac{\,#1}{\!\!#2}}
  {\frac{\,#1}{\!\!#2}}
}

It works the same in this MWE, but I am not 100% sure whether that would be the case for all use cases.

ORIGINAL APPROACH

To elaborate on a comment made (though not really an answer, per se, this is what I was indicating..., calling it \itfrac.

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[sloped]{fourier}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathit}{T1}{fut\mathfamilyextension}{m}{it}
\DeclareMathSymbol{0}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`0}
\DeclareMathSymbol{1}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`1}
\DeclareMathSymbol{2}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`2}
\DeclareMathSymbol{4}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`4}
\DeclareMathSymbol{5}{\mathalpha}{mathit}{`5}
\newcommand\itfrac[2]{\textstyle\frac{\,#1}{\!\!#2}}
\begin{document}

\begin{equation}
    1\itfrac{1}{1} + \itfrac{12}{24} = \itfrac{250}{100}
\end{equation}
\end{document}

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  • Lovely! Is there any way of reducing the vertical space without using \textstyle? I'm asking because \textstyle reduces the size of the numbers as well; and I'd like to avoid that. Maybe \raisebox?
    – Hector
    Mar 29, 2017 at 13:30
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    @Héctor Please see my edit
    – Steven B. Segletes
    Mar 29, 2017 at 13:42
  • The edit is perfect and the output looks exactly as desired. Hence, answer accepted. Thanks a lot.
    – Hector
    Mar 29, 2017 at 13:45

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