Some characters in C++ have unique meanings. These characters are escape sequences that perform some special function, and they begin with a \ (Backslash is called escape character) followed by a letter or number. The output doesn’t display these characters.

Different Types of Escape Sequence in C++

In C++, there are several escape sequences. The following are the most regularly used escape sequences in C++:

\n: escape sequence character is used in C++ to insert a new line in the output.

For example,

cout << “Learn With\nTechABU” ;

//Output
Learn With
TechABU

\t: escape sequence character is used in C++ to insert a TAB in output.

For example,

cout << “Learn With\tTechABU” ;

//Output
Learn With		TechABU

\a: is an escape sequence used in C++ to generate a signal to alert (alarm).

cout<< “Welcome To The \a Future” ;

In the above line of code, the compiler will first print “Welcome To The” and then alert a signal, and then it will print “Future.”

List of All Escape Sequences Used In C++

Example: A Simple Program Demonstrating Escape Sequences

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    cout << "I'm learning...\tC++ Programming" << endl;
    
    return 0;
}

OUTPUT:
I'm learning...        C++ Programming