Confluence Docs 3.0 : Working with Text Breaks This page last changed on Mar 08, 2009 by ggaskell. Paragraph break When writing text in Confluence, a continuous line of text with two carriage returns at its end forms a paragraph in its own right. This is equivalent to a continuous line of text followed by a blank line. When rendered into HTML, the result is a line of text 'wrapped' in a set of `<p></p>` tags. Line break Confluence also provides two options for forcing a line break within a paragraph of text either implicitly, by entering a single carriage return at its end or explicitly, by entering two consecutive backslashes (\\). When rendered into HTML, the result is a paragraph of text split into separate lines by `<br>` tags, wherever a forced line break appears. For most purposes, explicit line breaks are not required because a single carriage return will often suffice. However, the examples below show how explicit line breaks can be used.
What you need to type | What you will get
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here is some text \\ divided \\ using line \\ \\ breaks | here is some text divided using line breaks
This is a short list: * Point 1 Text to go with point 1 * Point 2 \\ \\ Text to go with point 2 with a break | This is a short list: Point 1 Text to go with point 1 Point 2 Text to go with point 2 with a break
| If you wish to use multiple consecutive line breaks, each should be separated by a space character. For example, use `\\ \\` for two consecutive line breaks.
Horizontal ruler Use four dashes (----) to create a horizontal ruler. Make sure that the dashes are in a separate line from the text.
What you need to type | What you will get
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here is some text ---- divided by a horizontal ruler | here is some text divided by a horizontal ruler
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