So in C,C++ programming : % is a sigil , like $ is in Perl ,PHP and "d" is Specifier Format ? thanks

I have read this things

http://ift.tt/1PmvDzT a named sigil (typically $ or %), e.g. $placeholder or %123.

http://ift.tt/1LHaN7x Specifier Format Original Watch Value Value Displayed d decimal integer

I have this question for the example bellow printf("%3d\n",b).

I am interested about this part here "%3d" .

So in C,C++ programming : % is a sigil , like $ is in Perl ,PHP and "d" is Specifier Format ? thanks