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The '''hash mark (#)''' has a few purposes:
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''hash mark''' serves a few purposes.
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* Press {{kbd|#}} before entering an [[extended command]].
 
* Press {{kbd|#}} before entering an [[extended command]].
* A {{white|#}} on the screen most commonly represents a dungeon [[corridor]], but can also be a [[tree]], [[cloud]], [[poison cloud]], [[sink]] or [[iron bars]].
 
 
* On the [[skill]] screen, <tt>#</tt> denotes a skill that cannot be #[[enhance]]d any further.
 
* On the [[skill]] screen, <tt>#</tt> denotes a skill that cannot be #[[enhance]]d any further.
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* {{white|#}} can represent one of many [[dungeon feature]]:
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** {{lightgray|#}} {{white|#}} [[corridor]]
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** {{green|#}} [[tree]]
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** {{lightgray|#}} [[cloud]]
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** {{brightgreen|#}} [[poison cloud]]
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** {{lightgray|#}} [[sink]]
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** {{cyan|#}} [[iron bars]]
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* In the [[inventory]], {{white|#}} is used for items picked up when every other inventory letter is used - in practice, this is usually given to a [[loadstone]], which ignores inventory letter limits, and can also be given to boulders picked up while in the form of a giant or titan.
  
 
Note that "#" cannot be the first character of the name of any [[NetHackWiki]] article. This is why articles about extended commands such as #[[chat]] omit the "#" from the article name.
 
Note that "#" cannot be the first character of the name of any [[NetHackWiki]] article. This is why articles about extended commands such as #[[chat]] omit the "#" from the article name.
 
 
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[[Category:ASCII]]
 
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[[Category:Extended commands]]

Revision as of 20:56, 30 July 2022

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 hash mark serves a few purposes.

Note that "#" cannot be the first character of the name of any NetHackWiki article. This is why articles about extended commands such as #chat omit the "#" from the article name.