Wavy dash Emoji
Symbols
A horizontal, oscillating wavy line that mimics a handwritten flourish or a sine wave. It is distinct from a standard hyphen or dash due to its curved, serpent-like motion.
Usage Context
Frequently used in Japanese casual writing to indicate a prolonged vowel, a soft tone, or a sense of playfulness. It is often placed at the end of sentences to replace a period, making the tone feel less rigid than a . or a !.
History
Originating from Japanese punctuation marks, this character was integrated into the Unicode standard to support legacy East Asian encoding systems that required specific formatting for vertical and horizontal text layouts. It remains a staple for expressing casual emphasis in digital messaging.
Details
Glyph
〰
Unicode
U+3030
Shortcode
:emoji_u3030:
HTML Entity
〰
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory punctuation
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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