# Numbers used in the warning system

Printable ASCII characters

~

!

@

#

$

%

^

&amp;

*

(

)

_

+

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

,

.

/

&lt;

&gt;

Alt

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are symbols used in the warning system.
You can also use the keys 0–9 to specify a numeric prefix for a command or in a menu.

Historical uses
1 was also the symbol for the Wizard of Yendor in some early versions of NetHack – from Hack 1.0.2 through to NetHack 1.3d through NetHack 2.3e.
2 was also the symbol for the Mail daemon in some early versions of NetHack – from Hack 1.0.2 through to NetHack 2.3e
3 was also the symbol for soldiers in some early versions of NetHack – from NetHack 2.2a through to NetHack 2.3e

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