Question #6997   Submitted by Answiki on 10/22/2022 at 06:41:22 PM UTC

What is the name of the little wave on the keyboard?

Answer   Submitted by Answiki on 10/22/2022 at 06:43:06 PM UTC

On a keyboard, the little wave ( ~ ) is called tilde. This symbol comes from the Latin « titulus » (title).


This symbol is nowadays used in computers, it is originally a diacritical sign of the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets. It is found for example above the "n" in some Spanish words: señor.

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Answer by Answiki on 10/22/2022 at 06:43:06 PM

On a keyboard, the little wave ( ~ ) is called tilde. This symbol comes from the Latin « titulus » (title).


This symbol is nowadays used in computers, it is originally a diacritical sign of the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets. It is found for example above the "n" in some Spanish words: señor.

Question by Answiki 10/22/2022 at 06:41:22 PM
What is the name of the little wave on the keyboard?
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