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<h5 class="subsubsection">9.38.2.1 Special Characters</h5>
<p><a name="index-line-comment-character_002c-Z80-1841"></a><a name="index-Z80-line-comment-character-1842"></a>The semicolon &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">;</span></samp>&rsquo; is the line comment character;
<p><a name="index-location-counter_002c-Z80-1843"></a><a name="index-hexadecimal-prefix_002c-Z80-1844"></a><a name="index-Z80-_0024-1845"></a>The dollar sign &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">$</span></samp>&rsquo; can be used as a prefix for hexadecimal numbers
and as a symbol denoting the current location counter.
<p><a name="index-character-escapes_002c-Z80-1846"></a><a name="index-Z80_002c-_005c-1847"></a>A backslash &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">\</span></samp>&rsquo; is an ordinary character for the Z80 assembler.
<p><a name="index-character-constant_002c-Z80-1848"></a><a name="index-single-quote_002c-Z80-1849"></a><a name="index-Z80-_0027-1850"></a>The single quote &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">'</span></samp>&rsquo; must be followed by a closing quote. If there
is one character in between, it is a character constant, otherwise it is
a string constant.
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