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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''colon''' symbol serves the following purposes,
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''colon''' (''':''') serves the following purposes,
  
 
* {{white|:}} represents a [[lizard (monster class)|lizard]]:
 
* {{white|:}} represents a [[lizard (monster class)|lizard]]:
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===xNetHack===
 
===xNetHack===
 
In [[xNetHack]], version 3.0 changed the glyph for the lizard monster class to {{white|l}} (lowercase L) to avoid using punctuation glyphs, and moved [[leprechaun]]s into the {{monclass|i}} class. This was reverted in version 6.0.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/commit/6f0e0260b088cdf79cb5f857a48c428714bfce78 xNetHack commit 6f0e026: "Move lizards back to : and leprechauns back to l"]</ref>
 
In [[xNetHack]], version 3.0 changed the glyph for the lizard monster class to {{white|l}} (lowercase L) to avoid using punctuation glyphs, and moved [[leprechaun]]s into the {{monclass|i}} class. This was reverted in version 6.0.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/commit/6f0e0260b088cdf79cb5f857a48c428714bfce78 xNetHack commit 6f0e026: "Move lizards back to : and leprechauns back to l"]</ref>
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===EvilHack===
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[[EvilHack]] introduces two new monsters that use the {{white|:}} glyph:
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* {{monsymlink|giant turtle}}
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* {{brightblue|:}} [[frost salamander]]
  
 
===SlashTHEM===
 
===SlashTHEM===
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:ASCII]]

Latest revision as of 18:31, 20 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 colon (:) serves the following purposes,

  • Press : to use the near look command, which looks at the square you currently are on. In menus, pressing : activates menu search, which helps you select specific items in a menu containing a long list of items.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces new monsters that use the : glyph:

UnNetHack

UnNetHack introduces one new monster that uses the : glyph:

xNetHack

In xNetHack, version 3.0 changed the glyph for the lizard monster class to l (lowercase L) to avoid using punctuation glyphs, and moved leprechauns into the ​i imp or minor demon class. This was reverted in version 6.0.[1]

EvilHack

EvilHack introduces two new monsters that use the : glyph:

SlashTHEM

SlashTHEM retains the monsters added in SlashTHEM and adds new monsters that use the : glyph:

References