used at the end of words to make them longer. instead of saying "It's taking too looooooonnnggggg." you would say, "It's taking too long~" Periods are rarely used after. Used by literates and occasionally preps.

can also be used as an exclamation point. originates from, well, the buttons being next to each other.

The character ~ is colloquially used in written form in some areas of the UK to denote sleazy, sordid, or otherwise base behaviour.

~ can also cover flirtatious behaviour with the opposite sex: you are never ~ with the same sex.

An ability to ~ is generally viewed as being a positive personality trait, unless it is used on a friend's mother, grandmother, or domestic animal. Being ~ to a friend's sister is usually acceptable.

~ is also the mystic rune of the send-it organisation.

The vast majority of the world's virgins, comic book fanatics, computer scientists, and train spotters wish they had some ~.

Used when something is meant to be taken sarcastically, since sarcasm is usually over looked when it isn't used while speaking. It can either be used in front or at the end of a phrase. Commonly used on message boards.

The tilde (~) is used several ways.

1. It can be use in chat to make a word seem longer, such as in example 1.

2. It can also be used in chat to clarify sarcasm, as in example 2.

3. This key is very commonly the "console" key in most flash games that are editable.

Tilde, followed by a number, a date, an amount, or a similar expression means "around", "circa", "more or less". Used on discussion boards.

1.) Used to indicate sarcasm over text, chat, or other message boards.

2.) Used when someone says nice when texting to indicate that it's also chill.

1. Used for flirting, sexual activity, etc.

2. Sarcasm, Smartass like.

3. The button to open console in FPS games. Usually used in Source games.