.nf .ftB Escape Sequences for Characters, Indicators, and Functions .ftR .xx .TS c2l c2l2l n2l2l. .ftI .bd I 3 Section Escape Reference Sequence Meaning .ftR .bd I .xx 10.1 \fB\e\e\fR \e (to prevent or delay the interpretation of \e\|) 10.1 \fB\ee\fR Printable version of the \fIcurrent\fR escape character. 2.1 \fB\e\'\fR \' (acute accent); equivalent to \fB\e(aa\fR 2.1 \fB\e\`\fR \` (grave accent); equivalent to \fB\e(ga\fR 2.1 \fB\e\-\fR \- Minus sign in the \fIcurrent\fR font 7 \fB\e\^.\fR Period (dot) (see \fBde\fR) 11.1 \fB\e\fR(space) Unpaddable space-size space character 11.1 \fB\e0\fR Digit width space .tr || 11.1 \fB\e\||\fR 1\(sl6\|em narrow space character (zero width in \*(NR) .tr | 11.1 \fB\e^\fR 1\(sl12\|em half-narrow space character (zero width in \*(NR) .tr && 4.1 \fB\e&\fR Non-printing, zero width character .tr &. 10.6 \fB\e!\fR Transparent line indicator 10.7 \fB\e"\fR Beginning of comment 7.3 \fB\e$\fIN\fR Interpolate argument 1\(<=\fIN\fR\(<=9 13 \fB\e%\fR Default optional hyphenation character 2.1 \fB\e(\fIxx\fR Character named \fIxx\fR 7.1 \fB\e\(**\fIx\fR,|\fB\e\(**(\fIxx\fR Interpolate string \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR 9.1 \fB\ea\fR Non-interpreted leader character 12.3 \fB\eb\fI\'abc...\|\'\fR Bracket building function 4.2 \fB\ec\fR Interrupt text processing 11.1 \fB\ed\fR Forward (down) 1\(sl2\|em vertical motion (1\(sl2 line in \*(NR) 2.2 \fB\ef\fIx\fR,\fB\ef(\fIxx\fR,\fB\ef\fIN\fR Change to font named \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR, or position \fIN\fR 11.1 \fB\eh\fI\'N|\'\fR Local horizontal motion; move right \fIN\fR \fI(negative left)\fR 11.3 \fB\ek\fIx\fR Mark horizontal \fIinput\fR place in register \fIx\fR 12.4 \fB\el\fI\|\'Nc\|\'\fR Horizontal line drawing function (optionally with \fIc\fR\|) 12.4 \fB\eL\fI\'Nc\|\'\fR Vertical line drawing function (optionally with \fIc\fR\|) 8 \fB\en\fIx\fR,\fB\en(\fIxx\fR Interpolate number register \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR 12.1 \fB\eo\fI\'abc...\|\'\fR Overstrike characters \fIa, b, c, ...\fR 4.1 \fB\ep\fR Break and spread output line 11.1 \fB\er\fR Reverse 1\|em vertical motion (reverse line in \*(NR) 2.3 \fB\es\fIN\fR,\|\fB\es\fI\(+-N\fR Point-size change function 9.1 \fB\et\fR Non-interpreted horizontal tab 11.1 \fB\eu\fR Reverse (up) 1\(sl2\|em vertical motion (1\(sl2 line in \*(NR) 11.1 \fB\ev\fI\'N\|\|\'\fR Local vertical motion; move down \fIN\fR \fI(negative up)\fR 11.2 \fB\ew\fI\'string\|\'\fR Interpolate width of \fIstring\fR 5.2 \fB\ex\fI\'N\|\|\'\fR Extra line-space function \fI(negative before, positive after)\fR 12.2 \fB\ez\fIc\fR Print \fIc\fR with zero width (without spacing) 16 \fB\e{\fR Begin conditional input 16 \fB\e}\fR End conditional input 10.7 \fB\e\fR(newline) Concealed (ignored) newline - \fB\e\fIX\fR \fIX\fR, any character \fInot\fR listed above .TE .fi .sp The escape sequences \fB\e\e\fR, \fB\e\^.\fR, \fB\e"\fR, \fB\e$\fR, \fB\e\(**\fR, \fB\ea\fR, \fB\en\fR, \fB\et\fR, and \fB\e\fR(newline) are interpreted in \fIcopy mode\fR (\(sc7.2).