Does anybody know why whenever I input \v, it outputs the male gender symbol? For example: hello world would be hello diagonal to world on the next line
If there is an explanation for this, what can I do to overcome or solve this?
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Linux, Windows or something else? – cup Jun 04 '21 at 22:05
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1possible duplicate [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21184548/formfeed-f-and-vertical-tab-v-not-working-in-c) – NeonFire Jun 04 '21 at 22:07
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It smells like some of Bill Gates's "inventions", indeed. – wildplasser Jun 04 '21 at 22:13
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I saw the duplicate a while back, but I don't recall it stating any solution to it? – SoccerHalo_King123 Jun 04 '21 at 22:14
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2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437 – Hans Passant Jun 04 '21 at 22:26
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I do not see an explanation. I only see the history. – SoccerHalo_King123 Jun 04 '21 at 22:43
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Code page 437. Very likely it's your default console character set if you're using Windows. – TomServo Jun 04 '21 at 23:33
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Hans Passant is correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437
\v, "vertical tab", is ASCII 11. Which is displayed as the male gender symbol on an IBM-compatible PC or DOS prompt using IBM code page 437.
There's no "solution".
Q: What do you want?
For "screen control" in text mode, I'd strongly encourage you to look at NCurses or equivalent.
Although I don't necessarily recommend it, some folks are perfectly happy using ANSI Escape Codes.
And of course you can always change the code page: https://itectec.com/superuser/change-default-code-page-of-windows-console-to-utf-8/
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No because I believe \v would mean that for example, take a look at what would happen to hello world in this URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3380538/what-is-a-vertical-tab – SoccerHalo_King123 Jun 04 '21 at 23:33
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Your question is "Why do I see this symbol?" The answer is "that's the way IBM code page 437 renders ASCII 11". If your follow-on question is "How can I implement vertical tab in a DOS prompt", I gave a couple of options. There are probably other options as well. But you simply *CAN'T* "printf(\v)" and expect a DOS prompt configured as code page 437 to display anything different ;) [And that's all I have to say about that](https://i.pinimg.com/550x/45/9f/ac/459facd78b9dbaf6122bdf065188fec7.jpg) – paulsm4 Jun 04 '21 at 23:44
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Great: I'm glad I could help. Please feel free to "upvote" and/or "accept" if you found this reply useful. And please feel free to share whatever you ultimately decide to do. – paulsm4 Jun 05 '21 at 03:23