3.15 Escape Sequences

Within strings and quoted atoms, the following escape sequences are recognized:

Sequence	Description
\b	Backspace
\d	Delete
\e	Escape
\f	Form feed
\n	Newline
\r	Carriage return
\s	Space
\t	Tab
\v	Vertical tab
\XYZ, \YZ, \Z	Character with octal representation XYZ, YZ or Z
\xXY	Character with hexadecimal representation XY
\x{X…}	Character with hexadecimal representation; X… is one or more hexadecimal characters
\^a…\^z \^A…\^Z	Control A to control Z
\'	Single quote
\"	Double quote
\| Backslash

Table 3.1: Recognized Escape Sequences