C Escape Sequence

In this tutorial you will learn about the C Escape Sequence and its application with practical example.

In C Programming Language c escape sequence is a special string comprising a backslash (\) followed by a letter or by a combination of digits used to control output on the monitor. C escape sequences are typically used to represent actions such as newline, carriage returns, tab movements, and nonprinting characters over the monitor. The following table lists the common ANSI c escape sequences and their meaning.

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Escape Sequence Represents
\a Bell (alert)
\b Backspace
\f Formfeed
\n Newline
\r Carriage return
\t Horizontal tab
\v Vertical tab
\’ Single quotation mark
\ " Double quotation mark
\\ Backslash
\? Literal question mark
\ ooo ASCII character in octal notation
\x hh ASCII character in hexadecimal notation
\x hhhh Unicode character in hexadecimal notation if this escape sequence is used in a wide-character constant or a Unicode string literal.

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