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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 dot (.), also known as a period or full stop, serves the following purposes:

  • Press . to rest and pass turns.
  • When an action prompts you for a direction, e.g. zapping a wand, press . to direct that action at yourself.
  • When an action prompts you to select a specific square on the map, press . to confirm your selection.
  • In menu, press . to select all items.
  • . can represent the following dungeon features:
  • . is used to represent venom objects, which in practice is usually produced by a monster's venom-spitting attack.

Variants

dNetHack

In dNetHack, the ghost monster class uses . as its glyph. dNetHack also adds other monsters to the ghost monster class:

The shade is moved to its own monster class with a different glyph.