Learning C - Keywords and reserved identifiers

ISO/ANSI C Keywords

auto

break

case

char

const

continue

default

do

double

else

enum

extern

float

goto

if

inline

int

long

register

restrict

return

short

signed

sizeof

static

struct

switch

typedef

union

unsigned

void

volatile

while

_Bool

_Complex

_Imaginary

Total 37. The boldface was added by IS/ANSI C90 standard,  italics was added by C99 standard.

If you try to use a keyword as certain name of variable compiler will catch that as syntax error.

Reserved Identifiers

Reserved identifiers are the identifiers which have been used by language or have been served to use. Using them doesn't cause syntax errors because they are valid names, but using them to mean something else could cause problem.

Reserved identifiers include those beginning with a underscore character and the names of standard library functions, such as printf().