Table 3 – Escape sequences in literal strings

Sequence

Meaning

\n

LINE FEED (0Ah) (LF)

\r

CARRIAGE RETURN (0Dh) (CR)

\t

HORIZONTAL TAB (09h) (HT)

\b

BACKSPACE (08h) (BS)

\f

FORM FEED (FF)

\(

LEFT PARENTHESIS (28h)

\)

RIGHT PARENTHESIS (29h)

\\

REVERSE SOLIDUS (5Ch) (Backslash)

\ddd

Character code ddd (octal)