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Asked: 2026-06-06T00:03:31+00:00

How do i simply write out a file including real tabs inside? tab means

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How do i simply write out a file including real tabs inside? tab means real tab which is not the spaces. How to write the tab or what is the character for real tab?

For example here:

$chunk = "a,b,c";
file_put_contents("chunk.csv",$chunk);

What character should i use to get tabs instead of Commas (,) there?
In the output file, there should be real tabs between the seperated words.

  • Real Tabs means, a true wide space we get when we press the <tab> key in a text-editor.
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  1. Editorial Team

    The tab character is \t. Notice the use of " instead of '.

    $chunk = "<html>\t<head>\t\t<title>\t</head>";

    PHP Strings – Double quoted

    If the string is enclosed in double-quotes ("), PHP will interpret
    more escape sequences for special characters:

    …

    \t horizontal tab (HT or 0x09 (9) in ASCII)

    Also, let me recommend the fputcsv() function which is for the purpose of writing CSV files.

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