Escape Sequences in C
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Escape Sequences
Special escape sequences are recognized and are introduced by the backslash character. These escape sequences are listed here:
Escape Sequences Character Based
\a
Audible alert
\b
Backspace
\f
Form feed
\n
New line
\r
Carriage return
\t
Horizontal tab
\v
Vertical tabEscape Sequences Symbol Based
\\
Backslash
\"
Double quote
\'
Single quote
\?
Question MarkEscape Sequences Advnaced Usage
\nnn
Octal character value
\unnnn
Universal character name
\Unnnnnnnn
Universal character name
\xnn
Hexadecimal character valueIn the octal character case, from one to three octal digits can be specified. In the last three cases, hexadecimal digits are used.
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