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* {{monsym|long_worm_tail}} is the tail of a [[long worm]].
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''tilde''' ('''~''') serves the following purposes:
* In [[NetHack 3.6.1]], {{magenta|~}}  represents the [[vibrating square]].
 
  
Pressing {{kbd|~}} at a [[Menu_controls|menu inverts the selection]] on the current page onlySupported by [[tty]] and [[curses interface]]s, see [[menu controls]].
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* {{monsym|long worm tail}} is the tail of a [[long worm]].
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* {{magenta|~}} represents the [[vibrating square]].
  
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* [[Menu controls|In a menu]], pressing {{kbd|~}} inverts the selection on the current page.
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==Historical uses==
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In [[Hack 1.0]] only, the lurker above uses the {{white|~}} glyph. Hack 1.0 also introduces the long worm tail with its current glyph.{{refsrc|hack.worm.c|45|version=Hack 1.0}}{{refsrc|hack.worm.c|104|version=Hack 1.0}}
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The vibrating square is given the tilde to represent it in [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
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==Variants==
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===dNetHack===
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In [[dNetHack]], the [[hunting horror]] is a multi-segmented monster similar to the long worm that has its tail segments represented by {{yellow|~}}.
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==References==
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<references/>
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[[Category:ASCII]]
 
[[Category:ASCII]]

Latest revision as of 21:40, 14 January 2024

Printable ASCII characters
~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + space
` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = { } |
Qq Ww Ee Rr Tt Yy Uu Ii Oo Pp : " [ ] \
Aa Ss Dd Ff Gg Hh Jj Kk Ll ? ; ' Ctrl
Zz Xx Cc Vv Bb Nn Mm , . / < > Alt

In NetHack, the tilde (~) serves the following purposes:

  • In a menu, pressing ~ inverts the selection on the current page.

Historical uses

In Hack 1.0 only, the lurker above uses the ~ glyph. Hack 1.0 also introduces the long worm tail with its current glyph.[1][2]

The vibrating square is given the tilde to represent it in NetHack 3.6.1.

Variants

dNetHack

In dNetHack, the hunting horror is a multi-segmented monster similar to the long worm that has its tail segments represented by ~.

References