Copy a wave in one click: the text wave ๊ that everyone uses in bios, the ๐ emoji or wavy lines like โ ใฐ๏ธ โฟ. Ocean borders, sea creatures and beachy combos are further down.
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (โ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for โocean waveโ.
In Microsoft Word, type A540 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + โ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for โocean waveโ.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings โบ General โบ Keyboard โบ Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings โบ Dictionary โบ Personal dictionary).
The wave everyone copies, ๊, is not an ocean symbol in Unicode. It is U+A540, the Vai syllable "ji", a letter of the Vai script used to write the Vai language of Liberia in West Africa. Its curly shape just happens to look like a little breaking wave, so it spread through bios as ๐ ๊ ๊.
Because ๊ is a letter, it takes your text color and size and never turns into an emoji. Most modern phones and computers include a font for it, but an older device may show an empty box.
Other wave symbols
๐ (water wave) is the emoji, added in Unicode 6.0, and always shows in color. The rest are text: โ (triple tilde) and โ come from math, where โ means "almost equal" (see the approximately symbol); โฟ is the sine wave; ใฐ๏ธ is a Japanese wavy dash; and ใ is the Japanese wave dash, used for ranges like 10ใ12.
The Aquarius sign โ๏ธ is drawn as two wavy lines because Aquarius is the water bearer, even though astrology counts it as an air sign. For drops and rain, see the water drop symbol page.
Ocean combos for bios
For a beach or surf bio, mix one emoji with text waves: ๐ ๊ ๊, or โ๏ธ ๊ ๊ ๊. Sea creatures like ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข add a cute touch, and the beach symbols page has palms, umbrellas and sunsets to finish the look.
To type ๊ in Microsoft Word, enter A540 and press Alt + X. For ๐, search the emoji keyboard for "wave", but pick the water wave, not the waving hand ๐.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ๊ symbol?
๊ is the Vai syllable "ji" (U+A540), a letter from the Vai script of Liberia. People use it as a text wave because of its curly shape.
How do I type a wave symbol?
Copy ๊ or โ from this page, or search the emoji keyboard for "water wave" to get ๐. In Word, type A540 and press Alt + X for ๊.
Why does ๊ show as a box?
Your device has no font with Vai letters. Update the system, or use a wave that almost every font has, such as โ or ~.