"" ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from C/Unix) reverse slash slosh backslaNT backwhack. Rare: bash ITU-T: reverse slaNT reversed virgule INTERCAL: backslat. Backslash is used to separate componeNTs in MS-DOSpathnames, and to iNTroduce special character sequence in C and Unix strings, e.g. "
" for newline. (2000-02-21)