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## Overview
`%n` is a format specifier used in `printf()` statement of the c language. It assigns a variable the count of the number of characters used in the print statement before the occurrence of `%n`. 

>Note: `%n` does not print anything. Another print statement is needed to print the value of the variable which has the count.    

## Example
In the example below, the  `%n` is used to count the characters. The word `Learning` is not counted as it is placed after `%n`. However, the characters placed before `%n` are counted, and a count of 14 is then stored in `e` and returned through the next `printf()` statement.   

#include<stdio.h>
  
int main()
{
  int e;
  printf("Educative for %nLearning ", &e);
  printf("\nCount: %d", e);
 
  return 0;
}

## Explanation
+ Line 5: We declare an integer `e` for the count to be stored. 
+ Line 6: We print the string and use `%n` to count the characters before it and store them into `e`.
+ Line 7: We print `e` to show the count stored in it. 


What is the use of %n in printf()?

`%n` in `printf()` stores the count of characters printed before it into a variable, without printing anything itself.