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.
Read more – List of all data types in C
| 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 |