\' single quote \" double quote \\ backslash \n new line \r carriage return \t tab \b backspace \f form feed \v vertical tab (Internet Explorer 9 and older treats '\v as 'v instead of a vertical tab ('\x0B). If cross-browser compatibility is a concern, use \x0B instead of \v.) \0 null character (U+0000 NULL) (only if the next character is not a decimal digit; else it is an octal escape sequence) \xFF character represented by the hexadecimal byte "FF"