diff --git a/extensions/markdown-basics/language-configuration.json b/extensions/markdown-basics/language-configuration.json
index f1e7859ccca..6e1766db02c 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-basics/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-basics/language-configuration.json
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
 		[
 			"<",
 			">"
+		],
+		[
+			"~",
+			"~"
 		]
 	],
 	"folding": {