JavaScript Literal Values

Literal values are the ones you type into mathematical or string expressions. For example 23 (an integer), 12.32E23 (a floating point), or 'flopsy the Hamster' (a string).

String literals can be enclosed by either single or double quotes. For example:

  'literal string'
  "literal string"
  'literal string with "double quotes" inside'

There are five special characters you can use in literal strings. These are listed in the table below.

Reference	Meaning
\b	Backspace
\f	Form Feed
\n	New Line
\r	Carriage Return
\t	Tab