How do I print a "%" when using fprintf?

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Alexandria Wynn
Alexandria Wynn on 26 Mar 2019
Answered: Richard Zapor on 31 Aug 2023
I need to have the display window have a "%" after the rest of my printing.
My code looks likes this:
fprintf('Percent Error: %0.8f %', percentError);
It is currently printing "Percent Error: 0.03696863 ", but I need it to print "Percent Error: 0.03696863%"
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 27 Mar 2019
The fprintf documentation explains how to define special characters, in the table entitled Special Character it shows:
Special Character Representation
Single quotation mark ''
Percent character %%

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Stephan
Stephan on 26 Mar 2019
Edited: Stephan on 26 Mar 2019
percentError = 0.03696863;
fprintf('Percent Error: %0.8f %%', percentError);

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Richard Zapor
Richard Zapor on 31 Aug 2023
Usage of char or '%' is possible.
fprintf('Percent Error: %0.8f %s', percentError,char(37));
or
fprintf('Percent Error: %0.8f %s', percentError,'%');

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