C++ Special Characters

✨ C++ Special Characters (Escape Sequences)

C++ mein special characters (escape sequences) ka use new line, tab, quotes, backslash jaise formatting kaam ke liye hota hai.
Ye hamesha backslash \ se start hote hain.

🔹 1. Common Special Characters List

EscapeMeaning
\nNew line
\tHorizontal tab
\\Backslash \
\"Double quote "
\'Single quote '
\rCarriage return
\bBackspace
\fForm feed
\vVertical tab

🔹 2. New Line (\n)

cout << "Hello\nWorld";

Output:

Hello
World

🔹 3. Tab Space (\t)

cout << "Name\tAge\tCity";

Output:

Name Age City

🔹 4. Print Quotes in Output

cout << "He said, \"Learn C++\"";

Output:

He said, "Learn C++"

🔹 5. Print Backslash

cout << "C:\\Program Files\\C++";

Output:

C:\Program Files\C++

🔹 6. Single Quote Character

char ch = '\'';
cout << ch;

Output:

'

🔹 7. Backspace (\b) Example

cout << "ABC\bD";

Output (conceptually):

ABD

🔹 8. Carriage Return (\r)

cout << "Hello\rWorld";

👉 Cursor line ke start par aa jaata hai (behavior terminal par depend karta hai).

🔹 9. Use in Strings & Characters

string s = "Line1\nLine2";
char nl = '\n';

❌ Common Mistakes

cout << '\n'; // ✔ valid (char)
cout << "\n"; // ✔ valid (string)
cout << '\n\n'; // ❌ invalid

✔ Correct:

cout << "\n\n";

📌 Summary

  • Special characters formatting ke liye hote hain

  • \n (new line) & \t (tab) most common

  • Quotes/backslash print karne ke liye escape zaroori

  • Strings (" ") aur chars (' ') dono mein use hote hain

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