What ⸞ means
The tilde marks repetition; the dot signals a capitalized initial. In a compound entry, expand ⸞ by writing the preceding word part again with that capital.
A German dictionary sample from 1974 shows the mark. Upper Sorbian spelling guidance and a German–Esperanto lexicon also use ⸞ in compounds.
Don't confuse it with
2⩪
Tilde Operator With Dot Above
A math operator; ⸞ is a dictionary repetition mark.
~̇
A tilde plus a combining dot; this two-character sequence may render differently from ⸞.
Questions people ask
1Why does ⸞ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⸞
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E1E, then Alt+X to get ⸞.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tilde with dot above”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e1e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⸞CSS
\2E1ECode and HTML
In code that accepts Unicode escapes, use `\u2E1E`; in HTML, use `⸞`.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⸞
HTML hex
⸞
CSS content
content: "\2E1E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B8%9E
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.