---
name: "Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters"
---

# Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters(3pm)

Write ""\\N{DELETE}"" instead of ""\\x7F"", etc.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEscapedCharacters - Write ""\\N{DELETE}"" instead of ""\\x7F"", etc.

## AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

## DESCRIPTION

Escaped numeric values are hard to read and debug.  Instead, use named values.  The syntax is less compact, but dramatically more readable.

```
    $str = "\x7F\x06\x22Z";                         # not ok
    use charnames ':full';
    $str = "\N{DELETE}\N{ACKNOWLEDGE}\N{CANCEL}Z";  # ok
```

## CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

## AUTHOR

Chris Dolan \<cdolan@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Dolan.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.