Insert the Wavy Dash 〰 symbol into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.
Wavy Dash 〰 symbol is like a long curvy version of the em-dash, there’s no specific meaning or purpose.
Not to be confused with the two Tilde ~ symbols and reversed ∽ Tilde .
How Wavy Dash 〰 looks in different fonts.
Wavy Dash only appears in two Office fonts including Arial Unicode MS. Strictly speaking three but MS Gothic and MS UI Gothic are the same for this symbol.
Wavy Dash 〰 codes
These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the Wavy Dash or 〰
Decimal: 12336 Hex: 3030
Web: 〰 or 〰
(web codes aren’t used in Microsoft Office, we’ve included them for the sake of completeness.)
Word and Outlook
The Wavy Dash 〰 sign does NOT have an inbuilt shortcut in Word.
Use the standard Word Alt + X symbol shortcut 3030 + Alt + X
Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut.
Windows
In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the Wavy Dash 〰 character into any program, but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters.
Alt + 12336
Window 11/10 Emoji Panel
The Windows 11/10 Emoji Panel has the Wavy Dash 〰 emoji. Use Win + . (period/fullstop) to open the panel then just search for ‘wavy’.
See Emoji Panel is part of Windows11/10 that totally sucks
MacOS and Office for Mac typing Wavy Dash 〰
On a Mac, to enter the Wavy Dash 〰 symbol:
- Command + Control + Spacebar shortcut to open the Character Viewer.
- Search for “ Wavy “ and the Viewer will find two ‘wavy dash’ among others.
Typing both Tilde ~ ∼ symbols in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Reversed Tilde ∽ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Two checkmark or tick ✓ choices in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Four X cross ✗ choices in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
