The backslash (\) is used to insert apostrophes, new lines, quotes, and other special characters into a text string. Look at the following JavaScript code:
var txt="We are the so-called \"Vikings\" from the north."; document.write(txt);
JavaScript will now output the proper text string: We are the so-called “Vikings” from the north. Here is another example:
document.write ("You \& I are singing!");
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The example above will produce the following output:
You & I are singing! |
The table below lists other special characters that can be added to a text string with the backslash sign:
| Code | Outputs |
|---|---|
| \’ | single quote |
| \” | double quote |
| \& | ampersand |
| \\ | backslash |
| \n | new line |
| \r | carriage return |
| \t | tab |
| \b | backspace |
| \f | form feed |
