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+*.zip
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+|--------------------------------------------------|
+| centered ~tilde                                  |
+| https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/centered-tilde |
+|--------------------------------------------------|
+
+> This resource pack moves the ~tilde character from top to center. Tested with versions from 1.13 to 24w18a.
+
+Licensed under the CC0 1.0 license, available at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
diff --git a/assets/minecraft/font/default.json b/assets/minecraft/font/default.json
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+{
+    "providers": [
+        {
+            "type": "bitmap",
+            "file": "minecraft:font/tilde.png",
+            "ascent": 7,
+            "chars": ["~"]
+        }
+    ]
+}
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+{ 
+  "pack": {
+    "pack_format": 4,
+    "supported_formats": [4, 33],
+    "description": "centers the ~tilde character"
+  }
+}
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