JavaScript Special Characters
In JavaScript you can add special characters to a text string by using the backslash sign. Insert Special Characters 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); In JavaScript, a string is started and stopped with either single or double quotes. This means that the string above will be chopped to: We are the so-called To solve this problem, you must place a backslash (\) before each double quote in "Viking". This turns each double quote into a string literal: 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!");
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:
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