C# 13: Introducing the new escape sequence

Introduction

C# 13 quietly introduced a new escape sequence that’ll make terminal and low-level devs smile: \e. Until now, if you wanted to insert the ASCII Escape character (U+001B), you had to use either \u001b or \x1b, both a bit verbose and not exactly readable at a glance.

What’s new ?

The screen capture below shows a code tha print in a Console program a text in red before and with C# 13:

When you execute it it gives:

If you’re building console apps, using ANSI codes for colors, or working close to the terminal — this change is a small but welcome boost to readability.

Simple. Useful. Long overdue 🙂