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textasciitilde

Produces a properly typeset tilde character (~) within text mode, ensuring correct spacing and alignment.

Overview

Serves as a professional alternative to the standard keyboard tilde, particularly important in technical and academic writing where precise typography matters.

  • Commonly used in URLs, file paths, and computer science documentation
  • Essential for mathematical expressions where a regular keyboard tilde might cause formatting issues
  • Provides consistent appearance across different LaTeX implementations and output formats
  • Often employed in bibliographic references and technical specifications where exact symbol rendering is crucial

Examples

Displaying an approximate value in text mode

Theroomtemperaturewas~20°CThe room temperature was \text{\textasciitilde}20°C 
The room temperature was \text{\textasciitilde}20°C

Indicating an approximate range in a dataset description

Samplesize:~500participantsSample size: \text{\textasciitilde}500 participants 
Sample size: \text{\textasciitilde}500 participants