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title: Line breaks
description: A new line in markdown starts a new paragraph. This is the standard way to separate distinct blocks of text. If you need to force a line break within...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2651/syntax/line_breaks
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# Line breaks
A new line in markdown starts a new paragraph. This is the standard way to separate distinct blocks of text.

## Forced Line Breaks

If you need to force a line break within a paragraph without starting a new one, you can use `<br>`. Only `<br>` is supported; variations like `</br>` are not supported.