"∼" U+223C Tilde Operator

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Unicode Data

The Unicode character U+223C, displayed as ∼ and named "Tilde Operator" is located in the Mathematical Operators block. This character was introduced in Unicode version 1.1 (1993). Find its HTML entities, UTF-8/UTF-16 encodings, hex values, and copy-paste details below.

Name:: Tilde Operator
Category:: Math Symbol
Block:: Mathematical Operators
Script:: Common
Bidirectional:: Other Neutrals
Mirrored:: Yes, ∽ (U+223D)
Unicode Version:: Unicode 1.1

Character Encodings

HTML Entity - Named:

&sim;

&Tilde;

&thksim;

&thicksim;

HTML Entity - Decimal:

∼

HTML Entity - Hex:

∼

Unicode:

U+223C;

Decimal:

8764

CSS:

\00223C

Javascript:

\u223C

Perl:

\x{223C}

Ruby:

\u{223C}

Python:

u'\u223C'

UTF-8 Encoding:

E288BC

UTF-16 Encoding:

223C

UTF-32 Encoding:

0000223C

Other Characters Based on - ∼ (U+223C)

Image	Browser	Unicode	Name
	≁	U+2241	Not Tilde