This character may cause the device receiving it to emit a warning of some kind (usually audible).
ex:
print "\a"
\b
Backspace is used either to erase the last character printed or to overprint it.
ex:
\n
Goes to the next line. This is also known as the 'newline' escape
print 'he\nllo"
output:
he
llo
\r
Carriage return, often shortened to CR or return, refers to a control character or mechanism used to reset a device's position to the beginning of a line of text.
ex:
print "hell\ro"
output:
o
\t
The horizontal tab is usually generated by the Tab key on a standard keyboard. Standardized tabs are set at every multiple of 8 characters horizontally. '\t' has the same effect.
ex:
print "hell\to"
output:
hell o
\v
A vertical tab is set at every multiple of 6 lines (typically one inch vertically).