backslash

typographical mark (glyph) used mainly in computing
Place character Q11185
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backslash

Summary

backslash is a character[1]. backslash ranks in the top 1% of character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • backslash's instance of is recorded as character[3].
  • backslash's part of is recorded as escape sequence[4].
  • backslash's has use is recorded as path separator[5].
  • backslash's Commons category is recorded as Reverse slash[6].
  • backslash's opposite of is recorded as slash[7].
  • backslash's Unicode character is recorded as \[8].
  • backslash's Unicode character is recorded as 🙽[9].
  • backslash's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017m1n[10].
  • backslash's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/backslash[11].
  • backslash's different from is recorded as slash[12].
  • backslash's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780345915[13].
  • backslash's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as \[14].
  • backslash's Namuwiki ID is recorded as \[15].
  • backslash's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780345915[16].
  • backslash's WikiProjectMed ID is recorded as \[17].

Body

Geography

backslash's part of is recorded as escape sequence[4].

Designation and Status

backslash's instance of is recorded as character[3].

Why It Matters

backslash ranks in the top 1% of character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,414 views/month).[2] backslash has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] backslash is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). backslash. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/backslash
MLA “backslash.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/backslash.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_backslash_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{backslash}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/backslash}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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