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Also known as ~, ～, ◌̃, ◌̰, ◌̴, ˜
The tilde (, also ) is a grapheme or with a number of uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish , which, in turn, came from the Latin , meaning 'title' or 'superscription'. Its primary use is as a diacritic in combination with a base letter. Its freestanding form is used in modern texts mainly to indicate approximation.
The tilde (~) is a small curved symbol that can be combined with letters to change their sound or meaning, particularly in languages like Spanish, and its name comes from a Latin word meaning "title" or "superscription." When used on its own in modern writing, the tilde typically indicates that something is approximate or rough rather than exact.
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