Escape Sequence in C++

Escape sequences are used in output statement within format string. These are collection of characters that starts with backslash ( \ ). These characters are not displayed in output but has some special effect on output.

List of Escape Sequence

Some commonly used escape sequences are as.

No	Escape Sequence	Purpose/Impact
1	\n	It is used to insert in line in output.
2	\b	It is used as backspace in format string.
3	\t	It is used to add a tab ( Hrizontal ) in output.
4	\"	It is used to add double qoutes in output string.
5	\'	It is used to add single qoutes in output string.
6	\a	It is used as alert/beep.
7	\\	It is used to add backslash in output string.
8	\r	It is used for carriage return in output.
9	\f	It is used as formatted page break in output.
10	\v	It is used to add a tab ( Vertical ) in output.

Usage

Escape sequence are always used in format string. Format string is the text that is written in double quotes.

Example

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
	
	// Insert new line using \n
	cout<<"Hello \n World";
	
	// Insert tab using \t
	cout<<"Hello \t World";
	
	// Insert backslash in output
	cout<<"Hello World \\";
	
	return 0;
}