Escape sequence in C

 In C programming, an escape sequence is a combination of characters that begins with a backslash () followed by one or more characters, which represent a special character or control code. When an escape sequence is encountered in a string or character literal, it is replaced by a single character that has a special meaning to the compiler.

Here are some commonly used escape sequences in C:

• \n: newline character
• \t: horizontal tab character
• \r: carriage return character
• \b: backspace character
• \a: alert (bell) character