PHP Strings: Working with Text Data in PHP

Escape characters are used to represent characters that are difficult or impossible to type directly in a string, or to insert special characters within a string. These escape characters are typically represented with a backslash (\) followed by a character or a sequence.

Common Escape Characters in PHP

Here’s a list of commonly used escape sequences in PHP:

Escape Sequence	Description	Example
\'	To include single quotes inside a string	echo 'It\'s a sunny day!' Try it yourself
\"	To include double quotes inside a string	echo "She said, \"Hello!\""; Try it yourself
\\	To include a literal backslash (`\`)	echo "C:\\Program Files\\PHP"; Try it yourself
\n	To insert newline characters (`\n`)	echo "Hello\nWorld!"; Try it yourself
\r	Moves the cursor to the start of the line	echo "Hello World\rPHP"; Try it yourself
\t	It inserts a horizontal tab space	echo "Name\tAge\nJohn\t25"; Try it yourself
\f	Form feed(Rarely used)	"Text\fEnd"
\xXX	Hexadecimal character (XX is a two-digit hex number)	echo "\x48\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f"; Try it yourself
\u{XXXX}	Unicode escape (for characters above 255)	echo "Hello \u{1F600}"; Try it yourself

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