Sine Wave

Part of Math Symbols

Sine Wave has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
∿
Unicode
U+223F

About this symbol

∿, a single wave, is a sign for alternating current, the kind of electricity supplied by the mains, whose direction reverses many times a second, 50 times in Europe and 60 in North America.

Unicode facts

Official name
SINE WAVE
Also called
Alternating current
Type
Maths symbol
Unicode block
Mathematical Operators
Unicode group
Miscellaneous mathematical symbol
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)

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