J

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

• j represents a jelly:
  • j blue jelly
  • j spotted jelly
  • j ochre jelly

• J represents a jabberwock, the sole member of its monster class; the vorpal jabberwock is an unused monster of the same class that still exists in the game code.

• J is also used as a direction key:
  • Press j to move south if numpad movement is off
  • Press shift + j to move far south if numpad movement is off

• If numpad is on, press j to jump.

Variants

UnNetHack

UnNetHack is one of the variants that uses the vorpal jabberwock, J, derived directly from the unused monster in NetHack.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces new creatures that use the j and J glyphs:

• j jelly:
  • j clear jelly
  • j yellow jelly
  • j orange jelly
  • j rancid jelly
• J jabberwock:
  • J vorpal jabberwock