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Small Tilde HTML entity ˜
˜ is the HTML entity for Small Tilde ˜ (U+02DC). Copy the decimal ˜ and hex ˜ codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.
- Entity
˜- Also written
˜- Code point
- U+02DC
- Unicode name
- SMALL TILDE
- Block
- Spacing Modifier Letters
- Category
- Modifier symbol (Sk)
- Since
- Unicode 1.1
- Defined in
- HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Codes to copy
| HTML named | ˜Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined. | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ˜Works in HTML and XML. | |
| HTML hex | ˜Works in HTML and XML. | |
| CSS | content: "\2DC";In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after. | |
| JavaScript | "\u02DC"Also valid in JSON. | |
| Python | "\u02dc"Python 3 string literal. | |
| Python by name | "\N{SMALL TILDE}"Readable alternative using the Unicode name. | |
| URL | %CB%9CPercent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value. | |
| UTF-8 bytes | CB 9C2 bytes. | |
| UTF-16 | 02DC1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts. |
When to use it
˜ writes U+02DC (Small Tilde), a modifier symbol from the Unicode Spacing Modifier Letters block, encoded since Unicode 1.1. Typographic punctuation like this is usually inserted by an editor or a smart quotes setting; the entity is handy in hand-written HTML.
The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.
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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).