diff --git a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/quantities.json b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/quantities.json
index 911ef17..1eb4e69 100644
--- a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/quantities.json
+++ b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/quantities.json
@@ -1316,5 +1316,36 @@
         "uncertainty": null
       }
     ]
+  },
+  {
+    "req": "There is a ⅓ cup of sauce and ½ tbsp of salt in this recipe.",
+    "res": [
+      {
+        "value": 0.3333333333333333,
+        "unit": "cup",
+        "surface": "⅓ cup",
+        "entity": "volume",
+        "dimensions": [
+          {
+            "base": "length",
+            "power": 3
+          }
+        ],
+        "uncertainty": null
+      },
+      {
+        "value": 0.5,
+        "unit": "tablespoon",
+        "surface": "½ tbsp",
+        "entity": "volume",
+        "dimensions": [
+          {
+            "base": "length",
+            "power": 3
+          }
+        ],
+        "uncertainty": null
+      }
+    ]
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/quantulum3/regex.py b/quantulum3/regex.py
index 09c1a8d..57ccf15 100644
--- a/quantulum3/regex.py
+++ b/quantulum3/regex.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def operators(lang="en_US"):
 NUM_PATTERN = r"""
     (?{number}              # required number
         [+-]?                  #   optional sign
-        \.?\d+                 #   required digits
+        (\.?\d+|[{unicode_fract}])     #   required digits or unicode fraction
         (?:[{grouping}]\d{{3}})*         #   allowed grouping
         (?{decimals}[{decimal_operators}]\d+)?    #   optional decimals
     )