Posts w. Fraction Symbols won't save

[llnllc]

Not sure if this is a fresh 4.2.3 issue or if it's something else, but we just had an issue where Wordpress refused to save any changes to a post after inserting fraction symbols: namely, 1⁄8 and 1⁄4. (But, the symbols themselves. It saves as normal when the symbols were replaced with text "1/4".) This is a live site and I'm unable to disable plugins or switch themes.

Operating System Linux
Server Apache
MYSQL Version 10.0.20-MariaDB-wsrep-log
PHP Version 5.6.11

Enabled plugins: All in one Favicon, All In One SEO Pack, CloudFlare, Disqus Comment System, Easy WP SMTP, Gravity Forms, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types, Gravity Forms Authorize.Net Add-On, Limit Login Attempts, Maintain Weather, Polldaddy Polls & Ratings, Posts 2 Posts, Profile Builder Pro, Unfiltered MU, WP Crontrol

[atomicjack]

Copy your site to your local computer, disable all plugins, then try.

[Ipstenu]

I just tested on a clean 4.2.3 and ¼, ½, ¾ all worked exactly as I expected.

How were you adding them into the post? I mean, is it like emoji or were you copy/pasting or...?

[llnllc]

Replying to Ipstenu:

I just tested on a clean 4.2.3 and ¼, ½, ¾ all worked exactly as I expected.

How were you adding them into the post? I mean, is it like emoji or were you copy/pasting or...?

Copy and pasting. Here was the line of text in question: "approximately ⅛” to ¼” is significantly "

Upon further investigation, the ¼ works... it's the ⅛ that's causing problems.

[Ipstenu]

⅛ worked fine on my clean installs, and on my personal site running 4.2.3 - I pasted that exact bit of text in, no issues :(

[SergeyBiryukov]

What is the database charset on the affected install?

[miqrogroove]

Worksforme. If there is no verifiable bug in WordPress, please close this ticket.

[wonderboymusic]

Thanks for the ticket, llnllc. We couldn't reproduce the issue.