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[Version 13.0] Feature support for ESC escape sequence #1769

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add support for ESC escape sequence
RexJaeschke Aug 11, 2026
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions standard/lexical-structure.md
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Expand Up @@ -846,15 +846,15 @@ fragment Single_Character

fragment Simple_Escape_Sequence
: '\\\'' | '\\"' | '\\\\' | '\\0' | '\\a' | '\\b' |
'\\f' | '\\n' | '\\r' | '\\t' | '\\v'
'\\e' | '\\f' | '\\n' | '\\r' | '\\t' | '\\v'
;

fragment Hexadecimal_Escape_Sequence
: '\\x' Hex_Digit Hex_Digit? Hex_Digit? Hex_Digit?
;
```

> *Note*: A character that follows a backslash character (`\`) in a *Character* must be one of the following characters: `'`, `"`, `\`, `0`, `a`, `b`, `f`, `n`, `r`, `t`, `u`, `U`, `x`, `v`. Otherwise, a compile-time error occurs. *end note*
> *Note*: A character that follows a backslash character (`\`) in a *Character* must be one of the following characters: `'`, `"`, `\`, `0`, `a`, `b`, `e`, `f`, `n`, `r`, `t`, `u`, `U`, `x`, `v`. Otherwise, a compile-time error occurs. *end note*
<!-- markdownlint-disable MD028 -->

<!-- markdownlint-enable MD028 -->
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ A simple escape sequence represents a Unicode character, as described in the tab
| `\0` | Null | U+0000 |
| `\a` | Alert | U+0007 |
| `\b` | Backspace | U+0008 |
| `\e` | ESC | U+001B |
| `\f` | Form feed | U+000C |
| `\n` | New line | U+000A |
| `\r` | Carriage return | U+000D |
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