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Character
Name
Code point
Alt code
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U+007E. The tilde of the keyboard: Shift and the key left of the 1 on the U.S. layout. Character 126 in ASCII, so Alt+126 types it. \textasciitilde in LaTeX.
U+02DC. The accent standing alone, small and high, with no letter under it. Alt+0152, Option+Shift+N on the U.S. layout, ˜ in HTML.
U+223C. An operator, not an accent: placed between two terms, it can be read as similar to, among other meanings on record. ∼ in HTML, \sim in LaTeX.
U+2248. Two waves, one over the other, which is why people ask for a double tilde; math reads the pair as nearly the same value. Alt+247, Option+X on the U.S. layout, ≈ in HTML, \approx in LaTeX.
U+00F1. The Spanish letter, for which Spanish typewriters had a key of their own. Alt+164, Alt+0241, ñ in HTML.
U+00D1. Its capital, one Alt code further on. Alt+165, Alt+0209, Ñ in HTML.
U+00E3. A letter of Portuguese, as the standard notes. Alt+0227, ã in HTML.
U+FF5E. The wide form of U+007E in the records of the standard, as broad as a kanji.
U+2053. Wider than the keyboard character. In a dictionary it stands for the headword, so that the word need not be repeated.
U+301C. A wavy dash from the block of East Asian punctuation, sometimes used for expression in Japanese.
U+02F7. A tilde set at the foot of the line. No Alt code. \texttildelow in LaTeX.
The letter x under U+0303, combining tilde: the mark that puts a tilde over whatever letter comes before it, as for a nasal sound.
With U+0330 the tilde goes under the letter; phonetics reads it as creaky voice.
U+0360 between two letters lays one long tilde across both.
U+2E1B. A dictionary sign: it indicates a change in case for the derived form.
U+2E1E. Here the derived form changes to uppercase.
U+2E1F. The dot underneath says lowercase.
U+223D. Flipped left to right, and nicknamed lazy S; the standard treats the two shapes as variants of one sign. ∽ in HTML, \backsim in LaTeX with amssymb.
U+224B. A third wave added under the pair of U+2248. ≋ in HTML.
U+00C3. The uppercase A under the accent. Alt+0195, Ã in HTML.
U+00F5. Used in Portuguese, Estonian and Livonian. Alt+0245, õ in HTML.
U+00D5. Capital O, same mark. Alt+0213, Õ in HTML.
U+0129. Noted in the standard for Kikuyu and for the old spelling of Greenlandic. ĩ in HTML.
U+0169. U under the wave; Kikuyu spelling is one of its homes. ũ in HTML.
U+1EBD. In the standard it is e followed by U+0303, also on offer as this one code point.
U+1EF9. Y wearing the same wave.
U+1E7D. A consonant under the accent, for once.
U+026B. The tilde runs through the middle of the letter: a phonetic sign for a velarized l.
A sleepy look: squiggles where the eyes go, a low line between them.
A caret for the open eye and a tilde for the other: a wink.
U+0060. What the same key types without Shift on the U.S. layout: the symbol below the tilde on the keycap. ` in HTML.
The tilde is ~, U+007E, typed with Shift and the key left of the 1 on the U.S. keyboard. The word came into English from Spanish and goes back to the Latin titulus. Standing alone, ~ mostly means about.
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Tilde codes
The ASCII code of the tilde is 126, so the Alt key code is Alt+126; in LaTeX it is \textasciitilde. The tilde is considered a special character, a punctuation sign of ASCII. The keyboard symbol below it, on the same key without Shift, is the grave accent, `.
How to type tilde letters
The code for the small n with a tilde, ñ, is Alt+164, and Ñ is Alt+165. Portuguese ã and õ are Alt+0227 and Alt+0245, and the uppercase à is Alt+0195. In HTML the letters are ñ, ã and õ.
A double tilde is ≈, almost equal to: Alt+247, and ≈ among the HTML math symbols.
No subscript tilde exists: ˷ is the low tilde, with no Alt code.
Tilde emoticons use it for the eyes: ~_~.
Questions and answers
Where is the tilde symbol on a keyboard?
On the U.S. layout it shares the key to the left of the 1: hold Shift and press it. Without Shift that key types the grave accent. Alt+126 on a number pad types the tilde as well.
What is the Alt code for a double tilde?
Alt+247 types ≈, the sign made of two tildes, named almost equal to. No key carries a double tilde symbol by itself; on the U.S. layout Option and X type it.
How do I type n with a tilde?
Alt+164 types the small ñ and Alt+165 the capital Ñ on a number pad; Alt+0241 and Alt+0209 are the same letters in the second code table. Spanish typewriters had a key of their own for the letter.
What does a tilde mean before a number?
About: ~30 reads as about 30. The freestanding tilde is used mainly to indicate approximation. In math the tilde operator ∼ can mean similar to, and ≈ means almost equal to.
Is the tilde a special character?
Yes: it is one of the punctuation characters of ASCII, number 126, typed with Shift. As special characters in HTML, the small tilde ˜ is ˜ and the letters are ñ, ã and õ.
All 31 tildes and letters with a tilde
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≈Almost equal toU+2248. Two waves, one over the other, which is why people ask for a double tilde; math reads the pair as nearly the same value. Alt+247, Option+X on the U.S. layout, ≈ in HTML, \approx in LaTeX.
～Fullwidth tildeU+FF5E. The wide form of U+007E in the records of the standard, as broad as a kanji.
ÑLatin capital letter n with tildeU+00D1. Its capital, one Alt code further on. Alt+165, Alt+0209, Ñ in HTML.
ãLatin small letter a with tildeU+00E3. A letter of Portuguese, as the standard notes. Alt+0227, ã in HTML.
ñLatin small letter n with tildeU+00F1. The Spanish letter, for which Spanish typewriters had a key of their own. Alt+164, Alt+0241, ñ in HTML.
˜Small tildeU+02DC. The accent standing alone, small and high, with no letter under it. Alt+0152, Option+Shift+N on the U.S. layout, ˜ in HTML.
~TildeU+007E. The tilde of the keyboard: Shift and the key left of the 1 on the U.S. layout. Character 126 in ASCII, so Alt+126 types it. \textasciitilde in LaTeX.
∼Tilde operatorU+223C. An operator, not an accent: placed between two terms, it can be read as similar to, among other meanings on record. ∼ in HTML, \sim in LaTeX.
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˷Modifier letter low tildeU+02F7. A tilde set at the foot of the line. No Alt code. \texttildelow in LaTeX.
⁓Swung dashU+2053. Wider than the keyboard character. In a dictionary it stands for the headword, so that the word need not be repeated.
⸞Tilde with dot aboveU+2E1E. Here the derived form changes to uppercase.
⸟Tilde with dot belowU+2E1F. The dot underneath says lowercase.
⸛Tilde with ring aboveU+2E1B. A dictionary sign: it indicates a change in case for the derived form.
o͠oTwo letters under one tildeU+0360 between two letters lays one long tilde across both.
〜Wave dashU+301C. A wavy dash from the block of East Asian punctuation, sometimes used for expression in Japanese.
x̃X with a tilde aboveThe letter x under U+0303, combining tilde: the mark that puts a tilde over whatever letter comes before it, as for a nasal sound.
x̰X with a tilde belowWith U+0330 the tilde goes under the letter; phonetics reads it as creaky voice.
Math tildes 2
∽Reversed tildeU+223D. Flipped left to right, and nicknamed lazy S; the standard treats the two shapes as variants of one sign. ∽ in HTML, \backsim in LaTeX with amssymb.
≋Triple tildeU+224B. A third wave added under the pair of U+2248. ≋ in HTML.
Letters with a tilde 9
ÃLatin capital letter a with tildeU+00C3. The uppercase A under the accent. Alt+0195, Ã in HTML.
ÕLatin capital letter o with tildeU+00D5. Capital O, same mark. Alt+0213, Õ in HTML.
ẽLatin small letter e with tildeU+1EBD. In the standard it is e followed by U+0303, also on offer as this one code point.
ĩLatin small letter i with tildeU+0129. Noted in the standard for Kikuyu and for the old spelling of Greenlandic. ĩ in HTML.
ɫLatin small letter l with middle tildeU+026B. The tilde runs through the middle of the letter: a phonetic sign for a velarized l.
õLatin small letter o with tildeU+00F5. Used in Portuguese, Estonian and Livonian. Alt+0245, õ in HTML.
ũLatin small letter u with tildeU+0169. U under the wave; Kikuyu spelling is one of its homes. ũ in HTML.
ṽLatin small letter v with tildeU+1E7D. A consonant under the accent, for once.
ỹLatin small letter y with tildeU+1EF9. Y wearing the same wave.
Text faces 2
~_~Face with tilde eyesA sleepy look: squiggles where the eyes go, a low line between them.
^_~Winking faceA caret for the open eye and a tilde for the other: a wink.
On the same key 1
`Grave accentU+0060. What the same key types without Shift on the U.S. layout: the symbol below the tilde on the keycap. ` in HTML.