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Definition 2024


Character
Unicode name FULLWIDTH TILDE
Unicode block Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Codepoint U+FF5E
See also: ~

Chinese

Punctuation mark

  1. Alternative form of (the wave dash, that indicates ranges)

Usage notes

According to The Unicode Standard, this character ("") is needed for compatibility with certain East-Asian character encoding systems and does not generally represent a different concept than the more common "~".


Japanese

Etymology

Fullwidth encoding of ~ (the tilde).

Punctuation mark

  1. Alternative form of (the wave dash, that indicates ranges)

Syllable

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of (long vowel mark)

Usage notes

According to The Unicode Standard, this character ("") is needed for compatibility with certain East-Asian character encoding systems and does not generally represent a different concept than the more common "~".