U+007E

Tilde~

Tilde is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "tilde", "squiggle", "approximately", "punctuation".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+007E
Decimal
126
Hex
0x007E
Octal
0o176

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+007E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0TILDE
DecimalBase 10126
HexadecimalBase 160x007E
OctalBase 80o176
BinaryBase 20000000001111110
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)~
HTML entity (hex)~
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\007E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8~

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u007E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u007E
Python\u007E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u007E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte7E
UTF-16 (BE)007E
UTF-32 (BE)0000007E

How to type Tilde

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +7E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 7E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 007E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Tilde".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 7e, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ~ in HTML, \007E in CSS, and \u007E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
TILDE
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Tilde symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ~ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Tilde?

Tilde is U+007E (decimal 126, hexadecimal 0x007E, octal 0o176). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Tilde?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "TILDE". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Tilde?

Use ~ or ~. In CSS, use content: "\007E".

How do I type Tilde in code?

JavaScript: "\u007E". Python: "\u007E". JSON and Java: "\u007E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 7E.

Is Tilde an emoji?

No. Tilde is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

Related symbols in Basic Latin (ASCII)

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