Cool wave symbols and wavy lines
Wave symbols bring a calm, flowing feel to text. This page has ready-made wave lines and wavy text art, along with single wave characters like the full-width tilde ～, the wavy dash 〰, the sine wave ∿, triple tilde ≋, the wavy low line ﹏, the tilde ~ and the water wave emoji 🌊.
Tap a wave to copy it, then paste it as a divider, a border, a bio line or a beach caption.
Single wave characters
- ～ Full-width tilde: A wide, smooth wave for lines and text faces.
- 〰 Wavy dash: A long, gentle wave.
- ∿ Sine wave: A clean, sharp curve from maths.
- ≈ ≋ Wave lines: Stacked waves for water and patterns.
- ﹏ Wavy low line: A wave that sits low on the line.
- ︵ ︶ Arcs: Curves you can alternate to make a wave.
- 🌊 Water wave: The colourful ocean wave emoji.
Wave lines and text art
Wave lines are made by repeating or mixing wave characters. Simple lines like ～～～～～ or ∿∿∿∿∿ look neat as dividers. Mixed lines like ˜”°•.˜”°• or ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ feel dreamy. Ocean lines with 🌊 and 🐚 make perfect beach captions. This page has dozens of finished lines ready to copy, so you do not have to build them yourself.
Where to use wave symbols
Wave dividers break up long Instagram captions and bios so they are easier to read. They make nice borders around a title in Discord, Telegram and Notion. Beach and travel posts look great with 🌊 and ～. Calm, mindful pages use soft waves to feel relaxed. You can also use a single 〰 or ～ in chat to show a playful, sing-song tone, like “hiii～”.
Build your own wave
Try alternating arcs like ︵︶︵︶︵︶ for a big rolling wave, or mix ∿ with stars like ∿✧∿✧∿ for a sparkly line. Add each piece to the composer, check how it looks and copy the full line. Save your favourite designs to favorites so you can use the same divider in every post.
How wide should a wave line be?
Phones show about 30 to 40 characters per line in most apps. A wave line that is too long will wrap and look broken. Aim for 10 to 20 wave characters for a clean single line. If your line wraps, remove a few characters until it fits.
More aesthetic lines
For more ready-made lines, see the aesthetic dividers collection. For tiny stars and soft symbols to mix with your waves, open the cool symbols collection.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type a wave symbol?
- Copy ～, 〰 or ∿ from this page. The normal keyboard tilde ~ also works, but it is smaller.
- What is the difference between ~ and ～?
- ~ is the normal tilde. ～ is the full-width tilde from East Asian text, which is wider and smoother.
- How do I make a wave divider for Instagram?
- Copy a ready-made wave line from this page, or repeat a wave character 10 to 20 times.
- Is there a wave emoji?
- Yes. 🌊 is the water wave emoji. 👋 is the waving hand, for saying hello.
- Why does my wave line break onto two lines?
- It is too long for the screen. Remove a few characters so it fits on one line.
- Do wave symbols work on all phones?
- Common ones like ～, 〰 and ~ work everywhere. A few rare characters in some wave art may look different on older phones.