Title: Use % character
Last modified: November 3, 2020

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# Use % character

 *  Resolved [benoitfouc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benoitfouc/)
 * (@benoitfouc)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-character/)
 * Hi, since many days i had a problem with a string. I found the issue it’s because
   i was write int the translation : “get a 10% discount by subscribing”.
 * The problem is the “%”, i’ve try to put “\%” but no way, the translation is broken.
   
   How can i put this “%” in a translation ?

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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-character/#post-13615050)
 * The correct escape sequence for a literal `"%"` is `"%%"`.
 * printf documentation:
 * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.printf](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.printf)

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