---
name: "plsesc"
section: "3plplot"
platform: "linux"
package: "plplot-doc"
version: "5.15.0+dfsg2-15"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/plsesc"
---

# plsesc(3plplot)

Set the escape character for text strings

## NAME

**plsesc** - Set the escape character for text strings

## SYNOPSIS

**plsesc**(*esc*)

## DESCRIPTION

Set the escape character for text strings.  From C (in contrast to Fortran, see **plsescfortran**(3plplot)) you pass *esc* as a character. Only selected characters are allowed to prevent the user from shooting himself in the foot (For example, a  isn't allowed since it conflicts with C's use of backslash as a character escape).  Here are the allowed escape characters and their corresponding decimal ASCII values: !, ASCII 33 #, ASCII 35 $, ASCII 36 %, ASCII 37 &, ASCII 38 \*, ASCII 42 @, ASCII 64 ^, ASCII 94 ~, ASCII 126

Redacted form: General: **plsesc(esc)**

This function is used in example 29.

## ARGUMENTS

- *esc* (char, input)

  Escape character.

## AUTHORS

Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php) have contributed to PLplot over its long history.

## SEE ALSO

PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.