Escape Sequence
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An escape sequence in C language is a sequence of characters that doesn't represent itself when used inside string literal or character.
It is composed of two or more characters starting with backslash \. For example: \n represents new line.
List of Escape Sequences in C
| Escape Sequence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| \a | Alarm or Beep |
| \b | Backspace |
| \f | Form Feed |
| \n | New Line |
| \r | Carriage Return |
| \t | Tab (Horizontal) |
| \v | Vertical Tab |
| \\ | Backslash |
| \' | Single Quote |
| \" | Double Quote |
| \? | Question Mark |
| \nnn | octal number |
| \xhh | hexadecimal number |
| \0 | Null |
Escape Sequence Example
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <conio.h>
- void main(){
- int number=50;
- clrscr();
- printf("You\nare\nlearning\n\'c\' language\n\"Do you know C language\"");
- getch();
- }
Output:
You are learning 'c' language "Do you know C language"