| Character to be escaped | Escape Sequence | Remark |
| % | %% | |
| ^ | ^^ | May not always be required in doublequoted strings, but it won’t hurt |
| & | ^& | |
| < | ^< | |
| > | ^> | |
| | | ^| | |
| ‘ | ^’ | Required only in the FOR /F « subject » (i.e. between the parenthesis), unless backq is used |
| ` | ^` | Required only in the FOR /F « subject » (i.e. between the parenthesis), if backq is used |
| , | ^, | Required only in the FOR /F « subject » (i.e. between the parenthesis), even in doublequoted strings |
| ; | ^; | |
| = | ^= | |
| ( | ^( | |
| ) | ^) | |
| ! | ^^! | Required only when delayed variable expansion is active |
| « | « » | Required only inside the search pattern of FIND |
| \ | \\ | Required only inside the regex pattern of FINDSTR |
| [ | \[ | |
| ] | \] | |
| « | \ » | |
| . | \. | |
| * | \* | |
| ? | \? |