=== Quotes === No difference between ' and ". If you want to use ' inside string, use " and vice versa. Lua handles backslash as escape character: \a bell \b back space \f form feed \n newline \r carriage return \t horizontal tab \v vertical tab \\ backslash \" double quote \' single quote \[ left square bracket \] right square bracket Also ASCII decimal value can be specified after backslash **\ddd** print ("my new string") print ('my new string') print ('my new string with double quote " inside') print ("my new string with single quote ' inside") print ('my new string with single quote \' inside') print ('my new string with single quote \\\' inside') -- will print "... \' ..." print ('my new string with single quote \039 inside') -- to treat string as literal, and do not handle escape character , use square brackets [[...]] print ([[my new string with single quote \' inside]]) -- will print "... \' ..."