Escape Sequence

Escape sequence is a character constant of special characters.

Table of Escape Sequences

Escape Sequence	Description
\0	null
\n	new line
\t	horizontal tab
\v	vertical tab
\r	carriage return
\f	form feed
\b	backspace
\a	bell
\"	double quote
\'	single quote
\\	backslash
\ddd	octal number
\xddd	hexadecimal number

Escape Sequence Examples

char c  = '\0';

char c2 = 0;                      // c2 = c = 0

printf("Line1 text\nLine2 text"); // \n is used for new line