List of all format specifiers in C programming

In C programming we need lots of format specifier to work with various data types. Format specifiers defines the type of data to be printed on standard output. Whether to print formatted output or to take formatted input we need format specifiers. Format specifiers are also called as format string.

Here is a complete list of all format specifiers used in C programming language.
Format specifier Description Supported data types
%c Character char
unsigned char
%d Signed Integer short
unsigned short
int
long
%e or %E Scientific notation of float values float
double
%f Floating point float
%g or %G Similar as %e or %E float
double
%hi Signed Integer(Short) short
%hu Unsigned Integer(Short) unsigned short
%i Signed Integer short
unsigned short
int
long
%l or %ld or %li Signed Integer long
%lf Floating point double
%Lf Floating point long double
%lu Unsigned integer unsigned int
unsigned long
%lli, %lld Signed Integer long long
%llu Unsigned Integer unsigned long long
%o Octal representation of Integer. short
unsigned short
int
unsigned int
long
%p Address of pointer to void void * void *
%s String char *
%u Unsigned Integer unsigned int
unsigned long
%x or %X Hexadecimal representation of Unsigned Integer short
unsigned short
int
unsigned int
long
%n Prints nothing
%% Prints % character


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