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Stdle #21 · strings · 2026-06-27

What does this C snippet output?

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void) {
char s[] = "a\tb";
printf("%zu\n", strlen(s));
return 0;
}
Strings
4 attempts left

Answer & explanation