What does \n and \t mean in Java?

In this article, we will learn what \n and \t mean in Java.
In Java, “\n” and “\t” are called “Escape sequences”.

To understand the concept of escape sequences in detail, you can go through this tutorial.

 

Understanding \n in Java

 

Let’s assume that we want to print the following in the console.

  I am in love with 
  Escape Sequences in Java

For this, you might write the following code

 

But what if I want you to just use a single print statement.
This is where you will use \n.
In easy words \n allows you to take the cursor to the next line.

 

Now, this is much more compact

 

Understanding \t in Java

 

Now, I want you to print:

  I am in love with    Escape Sequences in Java

The spacing between “I am in love with” and “Escape Sequences in Java” is equivalent to a tab.
To do so we need to use \t.

 

public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("I am in love with\tEscape Sequences in Java"); } view raw escape_character3.java hosted with ❤ by GitHub

In this java tutorial, we learned what does \n and \t mean in Java.
I hope this article helped you.

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