Escape Sequences in C Language

Escape sequences in C are special characters used to represent non-printable or special characters within strings and character literals. They are denoted by a backslash \ followed by a specific character. In this tutorial, we will explore the commonly used escape sequences in C and their corresponding representations.

Here is a table of some common Escape Sequences used in C language:

Escape Sequence	Description	Representation
\\	Backslash	\
\'	Single quote (apostrophe)	'
\"	Double quote	"
\n	Newline character	(newline)
\t	Horizontal tab	(tab)
\r	Carriage return	(return)
\b	Backspace	(backspace)
\f	Form feed (page break)	(form feed)
\v	Vertical tab	(vertical tab)
\a	Alert (bell)	(alert)
\0	Null character	(null)

Here is an example program that demonstrates the use of new lines and escape sequences in C language:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    printf("This is the first line.\n");
    printf("This is the second line.\n");
    printf("This is the third line.\n");

    printf("I want to print a double quote (\") character.\n");
    printf("I want to print a single quote (') character.\n");

    printf("This text\tis\tseparated\tby\thorizontal\ttabs.\n");

    printf("This text is\bbackspaced.\n");

    printf("This text\rhas a carriage return.\n");

    printf("This text will make an alert sound\a.\n");

    printf("This text ends with a null character.\0");

    return 0;
}

Output:

This is the first line.
This is the second line.
This is the third line.
I want to print a double quote (") character.
I want to print a single quote (') character.
This text    is      separated        by      horizontal      tabs.
This text is backspaced.
has a carriage return.
This text will make an alert sound.
This text ends with a null character.

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