Complete ASCII reference (0-255). Click any row to copy the character. Search, filter, and explore.
| Dec | Hex | Oct | Binary | Char | HTML | Description |
|---|
| Sequence | Name | ASCII | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \\n | Newline | 10 (0x0A) | Line feed, moves cursor to next line |
| \\r | Carriage Return | 13 (0x0D) | Moves cursor to beginning of line |
| \\t | Tab | 9 (0x09) | Horizontal tab |
| \\0 | Null | 0 (0x00) | Null character, string terminator in C |
| \\\\ | Backslash | 92 (0x5C) | Literal backslash |
| \\' | Single Quote | 39 (0x27) | Literal single quote |
| \\" | Double Quote | 34 (0x22) | Literal double quote |
| \\a | Bell | 7 (0x07) | Alert/bell sound |
| \\b | Backspace | 8 (0x08) | Moves cursor back one position |
| \\f | Form Feed | 12 (0x0C) | Page break |
| \\v | Vertical Tab | 11 (0x0B) | Vertical tab |
| \\e | Escape | 27 (0x1B) | Escape character (not in all languages) |
Control characters are non-printable characters used for text formatting and device control. They originate from early teleprinter protocols. Characters 0-31 and 127 (DEL) are control characters. Many are obsolete but some like NUL (0), TAB (9), LF (10), and CR (13) remain essential in modern computing. In terminals, ESC (27) initiates escape sequences for colors and cursor control.