Fullwidth tilde

~ is the Unicode character “FULLWIDTH TILDE” (U+FF5E). It belongs to the Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

~ codes

UnicodeCode point U+FF5E
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ~
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ~
CSSFor the CSS content property \FF5E
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \uFF5E
PythonEscape in Python strings \uFF5E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %EF%BD%9E
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 EF BD 9E
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 FF5E

How to type ~

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “fullwidth tilde”.

In Microsoft Word, type FF5E and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “fullwidth tilde”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+FF5E. Every format is on the fullwidth tilde page.

About ~

Unicode name
FULLWIDTH TILDE
Code point
U+FF5E (65374)
Block
Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1