Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 3030 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Wavy Dash Symbol
A symbol from the Line Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- 〰
- Unicode
- U+3030
- HTML entity
- 〰
- Category
- Line Symbols
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About the wavy dash symbol
This character is commonly called the wavy dash or wave dash. In East Asian text, especially Korean and Japanese, it often serves as a typographic ornament or a decorative separator between words or phrases, functioning similarly to a tilde or a long dash in English. It can also indicate a prolonged sound in informal writing, like a drawn-out vowel in comic dialogue or casual messaging.
As an emoji, it is used to express a playful, wavy, or wobbly tone, often conveying hesitation, a gentle rhythm, or a lighthearted mood. It appears in social media posts and text messages to add a whimsical flourish or to suggest something is "off" or "wavy" in a stylistic sense.
How to type Wavy Dash
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 3030.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 3030, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Text vs emoji presentation
This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: text.
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