What 〰️ means
〰️ is the wavy dash emoji, filed under Symbols in the punctuation subgroup of the Unicode emoji index.
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010) and the underlying characters entered Unicode in version 3.2 (2002). The characters therefore predate their emoji presentation by 8 years.
How it is encoded
〰️ is a sequence of 2 code points (U+3030 U+FE0F), joined so that they render as one glyph. Software that counts characters will report 2, not 1 — the usual source of broken emoji handling.
It is RGI (recommended for general interchange), so every major platform ships artwork for it.
Casual and ornamental. A wavy line emoji in text reads as formatting, so nobody will guess your mood from it.
Too ambiguous to carry tone alone; add words when the message matters.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsDon't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
1Worth knowing
- The characters behind 〰️ existed in Unicode 8 years before anyone was allowed to draw them in colour: Unicode 3.2 in 2002, emoji presentation in 2010.
- 〰️ is not one character. It is 2 of them glued together, which is why deleting it sometimes takes two presses of backspace and why it breaks character counters.
Questions people ask
2Why does the wavy dash look different on my phone?
Platform artwork varies. As of 2026, designs differ in thickness and curvature, so the same character can look delicate or heavy.
Can I use it as a separator line in a bio or post?
Yes, with a caveat. It displays at emoji size, so a long row looks tall and may wrap onto a second line on narrow screens.
How to type 〰️
:wavy_dash:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.〰️Codes and encoding2 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.