# Should I need to use double backslash for special characters in JSON? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 2, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/t/should-i-need-to-use-double-backslash-for-special-characters-in-json/1110 "2017-10-02T10:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DunDev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@DunDev](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/u/DunDev)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/t/should-i-need-to-use-double-backslash-for-special-characters-in-json/1110/1 "2017-10-02T10:47:42Z")
Hi all, I’ve read the following example and I am embarrasing at why `\n` is not acceptable. I think `\n` is just enough but they said it was wrong and use `\\n` instead? Which one is correct? Thanks in advance! ![Question](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/jsonapi/original/1X/0af47fd3dbce6fda1fd33cbe3b7d64aee7d0a941.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.jsonapi.org/steveklabnik/32/2_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/u/steveklabnik)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/t/should-i-need-to-use-double-backslash-for-special-characters-in-json/1110/2 "2017-10-02T13:05:39Z")
This forum is for usage of the [http://jsonapi.org/](http://jsonapi.org/) spec, it seems like this is a generic question about JSON as a format. I’d suggest you post to StackOverflow instead. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.jsonapi.org/steveklabnik/32/2_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/u/steveklabnik)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.jsonapi.org/t/should-i-need-to-use-double-backslash-for-special-characters-in-json/1110/3 "2017-10-02T13:05:43Z")