Keyboards
Where a tilde is on the keyboard depends on the computer's language settings according to the following chart. On many keyboards it is primarily available through a dead key that makes it possible to produce a variety of precomposed characters with the diacritic. In that case, a single tilde can typically be inserted with the dead key followed by the space bar, or alternatively by striking the dead key twice in a row.
To insert a tilde with the dead key, it is often necessary to simultaneously hold down the Alt Gr key. On the keyboard layouts that include an Alt Gr key, it typically takes the place of the right-hand Alt key. With a Macintosh either of the Alt/Option keys function similarly.
In the US and European Windows systems, the Alt code for a single tilde is 126.
| Keyboard | Insert a single tilde (~) | Insert a precomposed character with tilde (e.g. ã) |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic (Saudi) | ⇧ Shift+`ذّ | |
| Croatian | Alt Gr+1 | |
| Danish | Alt Gr+¨ followed by Space | Alt Gr+¨ followed by the relevant letter |
| Dvorak | Alt Gr+= followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+⇧ Shift+' followed by Space |
Alt Gr+= followed by the relevant letter, or
Alt Gr+⇧ Shift+' followed by the relevant letter |
| English (Australia) | ⇧ Shift+` | |
| English (Canada) | ⇧ Shift+` | |
| English (UK) | ⇧ Shift+# | |
| English (US) | ⇧ Shift+` | Ctrl+~ followed by the relevant letter |
| Faroese | Alt Gr+ð followed by Space | Alt Gr+ð followed by the relevant letter |
| Finnish | Alt Gr+¨ followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+¨¨ |
Alt Gr+¨ followed by the relevant letter |
| French (Canada) | Alt Gr+ç followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+çç |
Alt Gr+ç followed by the relevant letter |
| French (France) | Alt Gr+é followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+éé |
Alt Gr+é followed by the relevant letter |
| French (Switzerland) | Alt Gr+^ followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+^^ |
Alt Gr+^ followed by the relevant letter |
| German (Germany) | Alt Gr++ | |
| German (Switzerland) | Alt Gr+^ followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+^^ |
Alt Gr+^ followed by the relevant letter |
| Hebrew (Israel) | ⇧ Shift+~ | Ctrl+⇧ Shift+~ followed by the relevant letter |
| Hindi (India) | Alt Gr+⇧ Shift+ the key to the left of 1 | |
| Hungarian | Alt Gr+1 | |
| Icelandic | Alt Gr+' (the same key as ?) | |
| Italian | Alt+5 (on Mac OS X)
Alt Gr+ì (on Linux) |
|
| Norwegian | Alt Gr+¨ followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+¨¨. On Mac: ⌥ Option+⌘ Command+¨ followed by Space. |
Alt Gr+¨ followed by the relevant letter.
On Mac: ⌥ Option+⌘ Command+¨ followed by the relevant letter. |
| Polish | ⇧ Shift+` followed by Space,
or ⇧ Shift+`` |
The dead key is not generally used for inserting characters with tilde; when followed by {a|c|e|l|n|o|s|x|z}, it results in {ą|ć|ę|ł|ń|ó|ś|ź|ż} instead. |
| Portuguese | ~ followed by Space | ~ followed by the relevant letter |
| Slovak | Alt Gr+1 | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alt Gr+4 followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+44 |
Alt Gr+4 followed by the relevant letter |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Alt Gr++ | |
| Swedish | Alt Gr+¨ followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+¨¨ |
Alt Gr+¨ followed by the relevant letter |
| Turkish | Alt Gr+ü followed by Space, or
Alt Gr+üü |
Alt Gr+ü followed by the relevant letter |
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