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A tilde key or tilde symbol is a small wavy line that appears over certain consonants and vowels, such as in,,,,, and.

To add a tilde mark to a letter using a PC, you need to type a specific number code.

Most keyboards include a tilde key for in-line tilde marks, as in 3000 B.C.

But this key cannot be used to accent a letter.

Shortcut On Word For Symbo. How To Add A

Heres how to add a tilde symbol for the most common operating systems and platforms.

Hold the Option key, press the letter N, then release both keys.

If youd like the accented letter to be uppercase, press and hold the Shift key and type the letter as you would capitalize any letter.

Enable Num Lock, hold the ALT key, and enter the appropriate number code on the numeric keypad to create characters with tilde accent marks.

If the keyboard doesnt have a numeric keypad on the right side, paste accented characters from the character map.

To locate the character map in Windows 10, select Start Windows Accessories Character Map.

In HTML, render characters with tilde marks by typing the (ampersand symbol), followed by the letter (A, N, or O), the word tilde, then a semicolon (; ) without any spaces between the characters.

In HTML, the characters with tilde marks may appear smaller than the surrounding text.

You may wish to enlarge the font for those characters in some circumstances.

Press and hold the A, N, or O key on the virtual keyboard to open a window with various accented options.

Slide your finger to the character with a tilde and lift your finger to select it.

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