Escape sequences in Java

A character preceded by a backslash (\) is an escape sequence and has a special meaning to the compiler.

The following table shows the Java escape sequences.

Escape Sequence	Description
\t	Inserts a tab in the text at this point.
\b	Inserts a backspace in the text at this point.
\n	Inserts a newline in the text at this point.
\r	Inserts a carriage return in the text at this point.
\f	Inserts a form feed in the text at this point.
\'	Inserts a single quote character in the text at this point.
\"	Inserts a double quote character in the text at this point.
\\	Inserts a backslash character in the text at this point.

Let us see an example of Character Escape Sequences in Java.

Example

public class Demo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      char ch = '\u039A';
      System.out.println(ch);
   }
}