Standard Syntax Tables - GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

Most of the major modes in Emacs have their own syntax tables. Here are several of them:

— Function: standard-syntax-table

This function returns the standard syntax table, which is the syntax table used in Fundamental mode.

— Variable: text-mode-syntax-table

The value of this variable is the syntax table used in Text mode.

— Variable: c-mode-syntax-table

The value of this variable is the syntax table for C-mode buffers.

— Variable: emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table

The value of this variable is the syntax table used in Emacs Lisp mode by editing commands. (It has no effect on the Lisp read function.)