How do I print the percent sign(%) in c

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Paul Filch · Jul 21, 2013 · Viewed 139k times · Source

I am a beginner in C, and I was wondering why this program does not print % sign?

The code is:

#include<stdio.h>

main()
{
     printf("%");
     getch();
}

Answer

Your problem is that you have to change:

printf("%");

printf("%%");

Or you could use ASCII code and write:

printf("%c", 37);