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Computer programmers use the tilde in various ways and sometimes call the symbol (as opposed to the diacritic) a squiggle, squiggly, swiggle, or twiddle. According to the Jargon File , other synonyms sometimes used in programming include not , approx , wiggle , enyay (after eñe ) and (humorously) sqiggle / ˈ s k ɪ ɡ əl / .
They aren't 'squiggly', they are worn away. In fact, the original lines have been replaced since 1969, and they appear to have moved a yard or two further along the road. The "squiggly lines" were added later to signify that a zebra crossing was approaching and that drivers would have to slow down.--
The vertical wave dash is not currently included in Unicode, but there is a similar symbol available called the wavy line (U+2307 ⌇ WAVY LINE). It is created by rotating right (clockwise) the wavy dash symbol (U+3030 〰 WAVY DASH) to form a vertical wave-like pattern. Wave dash is also written in vertical text layout. Vertical wave dash is ...
Box-drawing characters, also known as line-drawing characters, are a form of semigraphics widely used in text user interfaces to draw various geometric frames and boxes. These characters are characterized by being designed to be connected horizontally and/or vertically with adjacent characters, which requires proper alignment.
To insert a dash or minus sign, use the toolbar below the edit box. Click where you want the character to be inserted, select "Insert" from the pull-down menu, and then:
U+2113 ℓ SCRIPT SMALL L; "despite its character name, this symbol is derived from a special italicized version of the small letter l". [6] It has various other specialized uses, such as a liter symbol and as the azimuthal quantum number symbol. U+2118 ℘ SCRIPT CAPITAL P is a symbol for Weierstrass's elliptic function. [7]
The triple bar character in Unicode is code point U+2261 ≡ IDENTICAL TO (≡, ≡). [1] The closely related code point U+2262 ≢ NOT IDENTICAL TO (≢, ≢) is the same symbol with a slash through it, indicating the negation of its mathematical meaning.
Squigglevision is a method of computer animation in which the outlines of shapes are made to wiggle and undulate, emulating the effect of sketchily hand-drawn animation. Tom Snyder of Tom Snyder Productions invented the technique, which his animation studio Soup2Nuts subsequently used in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist in 1995, and in Dick and Paula Celebrity Special, the first season of Home ...