Combining Vertical Tilde

Its reading depends on the writing tradition and the letters around it.

A French manuscript from the 13th century uses the mark to abbreviate the letters “er”; in certain positions it stands for “re” or “ue.” In Church Slavonic, the historical yerik marks a missing hard sign, a Cyrillic spelling letter, and sometimes a missing soft sign.

A 1631 Cyrillic primer is another attested example. In these texts, the mark works as a scribal shortcut: it stands for omitted writing rather than acting as a freestanding letter.

Why is the mark repeated over every letter?

Repeated marks add a visual texture without changing the base letters.

Some text generators put the mark after every letter and digit for a hand-drawn look; this use was documented in 2026. Each letter keeps its ordinary spelling, with an extra mark attached.

Those marks remain in the text even when the word barely grows on screen. Exact-text search may miss the decorated spelling, and some character limits count the added marks. Keep an unmarked version when you need searchable text.