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Special Characters

Escape Sequences

Escape sequences are special character combinations starting with a backslash that represent non-printable or special characters.

\nNewlineMoves cursor to next line

\tTabHorizontal tab space

\\BackslashPrints a backslash character

\'Single QuotePrints a single quote

\"Double QuotePrints a double quote

\0NullNull character (string terminator)

\rCarriage ReturnReturns cursor to line start

\aAlertProduces an audible beep

Example Usage

cout << "Hello\tWorld\n";
cout << "She said \"Hi\"\n";

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