what is the squiggly line above spanish words called
Tilde The tilde (/ˈtɪldə/[1] or /ˈtɪldi/; ˜ or ~)[2] is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish and from Portuguese, which in turn came from the Latin titulus, meaning "title" or "superscription".[1]