What is the name of this symbol ~?

Question

It is used along the letter "n" in the spanish language

Answer 1

Hi, in Spanish there are two terms for this symbol
one is
TILDE
and the other
DIACRÍTICO

While both are used to modify a letter to distinguish it from other, e.g. n - ñ, and the Spanish academy uses the ñ or n plus the ~ symbol as an example of Tilde; the DIACRITICS or DIACRITICAL - DIACRITÍCOS/AS are a larger group that includes or comprehends any mark that modifies any letter, and they include TILDES, DIERESIS, ACCENTS, OR ANY OTHER SYMBOL USED TO MODIFY THE PHONETIC VALUE OR SOUND OF ANY LETTER (e.g. º ^ ¨ as in å, â, ä, etc)

Both terms exist in English, Spanish and some other languages:

Hope it helps
Santiago

Answer 2

Lets put is this way, why does every company has a logo? It is a unique identifier. Candidate name may not be unique but symbol is always unique. Even if candidate name is not same it may be similar thus confusing. Then what about people who are residents in state coming from outside and don't know local language as well as English. And there are lots of people who are illiterate. For all practical reasons, it is totally reasonable to have election symbols on election ballots and voting machines along with candidate name. Cheers and belated Happy New year.

Answer 3

The symbol ~ is called a 'tilde'.
In Spanish, when placed over the letter N, the letter becomes Ñ and then it is called "enye".

Answer 4

it's not the tilda, it's the tilde, or "curly symbol". This symbol is not exclusive to just Portuguese or Spanish. Many languages use it too.

Answer 5

Tilde. In spanish it is used over the letter 'n'. In portuguese, over 'a' and 'o'.

Answer 6

It's called a "tilde" in English.

Answer 7

That is a tilde, meant to indicate nasalization (the Portuguese use it as well)

Answer 8

Tilda

Answer 9

tilde, pronounced "till day"

Answer 10

tilde