What do you use a ~ (tilde) for?

Answer 1

Used in Spanish over the letter "n" to form a new letter with a different pronounciation like "en-yay"

Also used in math and elsewhere to mean "approximately" as in "There were ~50 people at the party."

Also used in many dictionaries to signify where a word fits in a sample sentence like:
"acerbic: (adj.) sharp; He has an ~ wit."

Answer 2

There are several uses.... in math, computer programming, and electronics as a symbol. In some instances, it is used as a form of punctuation...... or to replace a missing word (as it is used in a dictionary.) There are languages (Spanish, for example) that use it over a letter to indicate a change in the pronunciation of that letter.

If you need a more complete description, click the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde


Personally, I like to use it to wave "hi" to people .....
as in ...... ~ Susan......

or to highlight a thought, such as: ~ Have a nice day ~


~PEACE~

Answer 3

It makes a good see-saw or a saw horse if you can get a couple ^ to support it. LOL

Sorry, couldn't resist. I usually only need it to write some foreign words or in computer code.

Answer 4

For creating the nyay in Spanish as in cañon (canyon).

In mathematics it can mean NOT (especially in Matlab) or it can mean approximately equal to

Sometimes as parts of URLs and directory/file names

Answer 5

when I want to smarmy with my friends .... if I had any ....to give reference to the depths of my sophistication as i genuflect in the written word world.