carriage return
Cursor resets left
A carriage return is a control character that moves the cursor or print head to the beginning of a line.
The term comes from typewriters, where a lever physically returned the carriage to the left margin.
In computing, carriage return often pairs with line feed to create a new line, though conventions vary by operating system.
The abbreviation CR or the escape sequence \r represents it in code.
Line-start control character
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- enter keyKeyboard confirmation button
- escape sequenceCharacters triggering special behavior
terminal · command line · text file · string · parsing · stdin · stdout · buffer
Printing press surface
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- paper feedPrinter's page intake system
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
typebar · ribbon · QWERTY · keyboard · mechanical · Remington · Underwood · ding
Distance between text rows
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- indentationInward cut or setback
- text editingModifying written material
- word processingDigital text manipulation
layout · alignment · margin · typesetting · document · pagination · justification · whitespace
Final queue position
- line breakText continuation below
- newlineText formatting character
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
- text flowMovement of written content
CR
Line-start control character
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- enter keyKeyboard confirmation button
escape sequence · terminal · command line · text file · string · parsing · stdin · stdout · buffer · protocol
platen
Printing press surface
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- paper feedPrinter's page intake system
roller · typebar · ribbon · QWERTY · keyboard · mechanical · Remington · Underwood · ding · cylinder
line spacing
Distance between text rows
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- indentationInward cut or setback
- text editingModifying written material
word processing · layout · alignment · margin · typesetting · document · pagination · justification · whitespace · markup
end of line
Final queue position
- line breakText continuation below
- newlineText formatting character
- paragraph breakGap dividing text sections
- ASCII characterscomma, period, space, question mark, exclamation mark
- Typewriterstypewriter, platen, typebar, ink ribbon, spacebar
- escape sequencesescape sequence, escape character, backslash, newline, tab
- invisible charactersspace, whitespace, tab, newline, BS
- text breaksnewline, line break, paragraph break, word wrap, text wrap
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
carriage returnnewline
Text formatting character
page break · tab · end of line · advance · scroll down
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